That said, the Panthers were in the game from start to finish. After falling behind 1-0 early when Seattle’s Kaapo Kakko scored on the power play in the first period, Florida tied it up 11:37 into the second when Eetu Luostarinen scored on a feed from Anton Lundell.

In the club's return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the Florida Panthers were without star forward Matthew Tkachuk on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken, as the former Team USA winger nurses a lower-body injury suffered during the tournament.

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk, who sustained a lower-body injury during Team USA's run to the 4 Nations Face-Off finale, will not play Saturday against the Seattle Kraken, coach Paul Maurice said Friday.