Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk will miss Florida's game against the Seattle Kraken on Saturday because of a lower-body injury. Panthers coach Paul Maurice announced Tkachuk’s absence after the pregame morning skate.

Florida Panthers superstar forward Matthew Tkachuk will not play on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken.

Speaking on the Joe Rose Show on Monday morning, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said that, while he did not have a timeline on Matthew Tkachuk, he said “he’s playing for us this year.’’ On Saturday night,

The Florida Panthers returned to the ice for the first time since break. The team has been off while the Four Nations Face-Off takes place. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

With final tests being conducted, the Florida Panthers expect to have a clearer picture of Matthew Tkachuk’s recovery timeline at some point on Monday. “Today’s the day,” head coach Paul Maurice said after practice at Baptist Health IcePlex.

The Florida Panthers will play the Nashville Predators tonight in Music City without two of their regulars in the lineup. Matthew Tkachuk remains out with a suspected groin injury, with coach Paul Maurice saying it is too early to talk about a timeline for a return.

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice looked a little bit lost on Thursday morning. With almost half of his team absent from their first practice in close to two weeks, Maurice stood stoic at center ice watching what was left of his bunch run some drills.

Per Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site, Samoskevich (upper body) is "100 percent ready to go" coach Paul Maurice said Thursday. Samoskevich missed four of the last five games before the break with the injury,

Everybody gets their depth tested over the course of the year. Usually, if you’ve handled it right, you find out some really good things.’

The Panthers will be without Matthew Tkachuk due to an injury he suffered in the 4 Nations Face-Off but should be back this year.