Tkachuk is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
Tkachuk has one goal, nine shots and a minus-1 rating while averaging 11:55 through his first five NHL games. It looks like he will sit tonight while Freddie Hamilton makes his season debut.
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Matthew Tkachuk
Age: 27Position: L
TOI
62%
Fantasy
96%
Fantasy Positional Rank
Goals
90%
Assists
94%
Power-Play
97%
SOG
87%
Plus/Minus
64%
Hits
81%
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Tkachuk will make the Flames’ opening night roster.
Tkachuk was selected sixth overall this summer after picking up 107 points (30G / 77A) in 57 games with the London Knights. Tkachuk has impressed in his first NHL training camp and will break camp with the Flames. He is expected to start on a line with Sam Bennett and Troy Brouwer, which gives him an excellent chance to produce right away.
The Flames have selected Matthew Tkachuk with the 6th overall in the 2016 NHL Draft.