That is most certainly not a typo. The Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers played in four — FOUR — overtimes on Thursday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
And it was Matthew Tkachuk who FINALLY ended the sixth-longest game in NHL history with a goal, giving the Panthers a 3-2 win and a 1-0 series lead.
But let’s focus on his celebration. As soon as he scored, he pointed toward the locker room and skated right off, a walk-off (skate-off?) celly for the ages that was just perfect.
NHL fans loved it, too. Check out the celebration from a few different angles and some reaction to it:
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Matthew Tkachuk wins Game 1 for the Florida Panthers with 12.7 seconds left in the 4th Overtime! 🏒 pic.twitter.com/9ONf2BtdRM
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 19, 2023
WALK. OFF. 🤯
AFTER SCORING THE 4TH OT WINNER, TKACHUK POINTED TO THE LOCKER ROOM AND SKATED RIGHT OFF THE ICE pic.twitter.com/8GS5TdNzXw
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 19, 2023
What a celebration from Matthew Tkachuk after scoring the OT winner pic.twitter.com/10jJbv9Pqi
— Brady Trettenero (@BradyTrett) May 19, 2023
me a florida panther looking for matthew tkachuk on the ice to celebrate with him only to realize he is already halfway to the locker room
— madisyn (@madisyn17_) May 19, 2023
Tkachuk goes straight up to locker room, mans tired lmao 💀💀💀 #TimeToHunt pic.twitter.com/95XXfSKeTE
— ripoldkanye.abc 🔴 (@adisonfarrel) May 19, 2023
Matthew Tkachuk went straight for the locker room after that game winning goal 😂 valid
— Garrie Ester (@ester_garrie) May 19, 2023
