Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk exited with a lower-body injury after a knee-on-knee collision with Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Nikita Kucherov on Monday night in Sunrise, Fla.

On Monday night during a tense matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning, All-Star winger Matthew Tkachuk was injured and needed to be helped off the ice. The play came with 3:09 left in the first period and the Lightning up 3–0.

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was ejected during Monday’s game against the Florida Panthers following a knee-on-knee hit on Matthew Tkachuk. The incident occurred late in the first period, with Kucherov receiving a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct after review by officials.