Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk Leaves Stanley Cup Final Game 3 After Big Hit

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk was sidelined early in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night after a big hit from Vegas Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar.

Kolesar delivered an open-ice hit on Tkachuk six minutes in. Tkachuk stumbled as he was trying to get up and skate to the bench.

He talked to a trainer on the bench before going back on the ice for the start of a Florida power play. Tkachuk went down the tunnel not long after and did not return before the end of the first period.