Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers is currently listed as returned after recovering from a groin injury suffered on Oct 1, 2025. Tkachuk was sidelined for 110 days before returning. The injury caused Tkachuk to miss 54 games. This page tracks Tkachuk's latest injury status, recovery timeline, and injury history with the Florida Panthers (NHL).
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Matthew Tkachuk is not currently listed on the injury report and is expected to be available.
Current Status
Injury
Groin
Date Injured
Oct 1, 2025
Status
returned
Actual Return
Jan 19, 2026
Games Missed
54
Total Recovery
110 days
Injury Timeline
Oct 1, 2016 — Hand
Oct 1, 2017 — Upper body
Oct 1, 2019 — Upper body
Apr 15, 2020 — Undisclosed → Returned Jan 14, 2021
Oct 1, 2022 — Illness → Returned Oct 13, 2022
Apr 15, 2023 — Upper body → Returned Oct 12, 2023
Oct 1, 2023 — Illness → Returned Oct 12, 2023
Oct 1, 2023 — Undisclosed → Returned Oct 12, 2023
Oct 1, 2024 — Groin → Returned Oct 8, 2024
Oct 1, 2024 — Illness → Returned Oct 8, 2024
Mar 2, 2025 — Other → Returned Jan 19, 2026
Oct 1, 2025 — Groin → Returned Jan 19, 2026
Injury History
Groin — Oct 1, 2025 to Jan 19, 2026 (returned) — 54 games missed
Other — Mar 2, 2025 to Jan 19, 2026 (returned) — 161 games missed
Illness — Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 8, 2024 (returned) — 5 games missed
Groin — Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 8, 2024 (returned) — 25 games missed
Undisclosed — Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 12, 2023 (returned) — 1 games missed
Illness — Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 12, 2023 (returned) — 1 games missed
Upper body — Apr 15, 2023 to Oct 12, 2023 (returned) — 1 games missed
Illness — Oct 1, 2022 to Oct 13, 2022 (returned) — 1 games missed
Undisclosed — Apr 15, 2020 to Jan 14, 2021 (returned) — 4 games missed
Upper body — Oct 1, 2019 (returned) — 1 games missed
Upper body — Oct 1, 2017 (returned) — 12 games missed