Flames dump Panthers 6-2, Tkachuk booed at Saddledome

Jonathan Huberdeau contributed a goal and an assist to Calgary Flames’s Flames’ 6-2 win over the visiting Florida Panthers on Tuesday in a game that marked the return of former Flame Matthew Tkachuk in a Panthers jersey.

A BIG WIN WITH BLASTY!@McDonaldsCanada | https://t.co/wei5ug38sX pic.twitter.com/nXhjY3O2Xj

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 30, 2022

Some 17,086 at the Saddledome enjoyed a night of booing Tkachuk whenever he touched the puck as well as lauding him.

Tkachuk spent his first six NHL seasons with the Flames. He was coming off a career 104-point season when the 24-year-old winger told the Flames in the summer he wasn’t interested in signing long-term.

Calgary then acquired Huberdeau.

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Lively Dillon Dube scored short-handed and had two assists, while goaltender Dan Vladar made 30 saves. Rasmus Andersson, Tyler Toffoli and Andrew Mangiapane each had a goal and an assist, and Brett Ritchie also scored for Calgary.

Nick Cousins and Sam Reinhart countered for the Panthers (10-9-4), who dropped to 3-4-3 in their last 10. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 17-of-23 shots in the loss.

The Panthers had lost 4-3 in overtime the previous night to the Oilers in Edmonton.

Starting the homestand with a bang!#Flames | @scotiabank pic.twitter.com/t99UYDNLHj

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) November 30, 2022