That said, the Panthers were in the game from start to finish. After falling behind 1-0 early when Seattle’s Kaapo Kakko scored on the power play in the first period, Florida tied it up 11:37 into the second when Eetu Luostarinen scored on a feed from Anton Lundell.

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice voiced a strong statement on Matthew Tkachuk's injury ahead of the Cats' pivotal final stretch of the NHL regular season.

Florida Panthers Head Coach had an update on Monday regarding the health status of forward Matthew Tkachuk. It was just over a week ago when Tkachuk suffered an apparent groin injury during the 4 Nations Faceoff.