Following their 5-2 win Saturday in Game 5 of a Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Oilers, the Panthers have a 3-2 series lead. Florida can clinch its second straight title as early as Tuesday, when it plays Game 6 on home ice at Amerant Bank Arena.

Tkachuk's times on ice have fluctuated, starting with the 11:43 he managed in his return April 22 when he had two goals and an assist in a 6-2 win at the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round. He played more than 22 minutes in each of the three overtime games in the Cup Final.

Paul Maurice figured the third line alongside young Finns Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen was the perfect place for Brad Marchand, and it has worked out swimmingly.