The NHL is HORRIFIED of the Panthers...

The NHL is horrified of the Florida Panthers as they've been having an insane start to this season, breaking records early on. In this video, we're going to break down the insane run of games that the Florida Panthers have been on, talk about what's to come next for them, and just if they can keep this momentum going. So you're not going to miss this episode of NHL Digest. Before we dive into everything here, I just want to say we're on the road for 20,000 subscribers here on the channel. So if you're new here, you'll want to stay up to date on the latest news around the NHL or you're home for it here on YouTube, hit that subscribe button. It is completely free to do so. But yes, today we're back talking about the Florida Panthers as they've been breaking records and playing some insane hockey through the first few games of this season and have really cemented themselves as a top team in the Atlantic Division with some key injuries, I might add. So that's great to see the Florida Panthers picking up and coming back in this season and trying to get back into the playoffs and trying to get back to their winning ways of winning Stanley Cup so let's dive into everything that they've been doing so far and the first thing we want to talk about is an insane record a historic record that they did set with their last game the Florida Panthers make hat trick history as the Florida Panthers become the first team ever to have three games in a row with natural hat tricks that means three goals scored by the same player consecutively in a game so they've done that in three straight games they become the first team ever to do this in their eight to three win over the Seattle Kraken wow like that's just an insane record but you know Brady Tkachuk has back-to-back natural hat tricks and then Carter Verhaeghe comes out and has a natural hat trick himself I mean this is crazy I can't believe we're talking about this because the Florida Panthers have been having a great start and I mean Brady Kachuk started slow this season he had a bad start for this year and now he comes out shows everybody that he you know he is Brady Kachuk and that he can perform with this team. Back-to-back natural hat-tricks for him. And then, obviously Carter Verhaeghe, he's been such a great player for this team over the years and he has a big one here last night. And obviously we just kind of look at the timeline for this historic hat-trick. We see Brady starts it on October 13th in the 7-3 win at Columbus. Then he repeats it in the next game in a 3-2 overtime comeback against the Vancouver Canucks. And then last night, October 17th, they had Verhaeghe and Bennett both have hat-tricks. Bennett's wasn't natural, but Verhaeghe was so they had two hat tricks in last night's game so they've just been the hat trick team this season they've been playing unbelievable they're now on a three game win streak after this and they're just racking up the points and just being a great team uh over these last three games and have really showed everybody that they are the offensive powerhouse that they that everybody thought they would be even without guys like Barkov so that's great to see for them I'd love to see that in Verhaeghe like I said he was the last one to do it last night he's got eight points on the year right now six goals to assist he's just such a great player for this team you love to see him get into the offense early obviously Sam Bennett again had a hat trick in last night's game he got his first three goals of the year all in the same game uh six points for him and a plus five on the year for Sam Bennett so that's great to see they've been winning games handily this year their offense has been on fire and of course the breakout guy Brady Kachuk he's breaking out for Florida right now uh just kind of looking at like where his trends have been and you know what we're kind of looking at for him look he had his last you know over all the three games he never had a goal last night but they had three games two games or two games back to back with natural hat tricks and then looking at the points they've all come over these last five games which has racking them up on the season to be a was it 10 points right now on the year after starting the year very slow in the last five games he's got 10 points six goals four assists 32 shots on goal he's been so good all year for this team five power play points you love to see that obviously getting this guy in this offseason was a huge addition for them obviously you get the Kachuk brothers and everybody's like okay this team's gonna be dangerous at the start of the year they kind of struggle right I mean at least you know Brady did and they were all like was this trade worth it now it's definitely paying off you just need to fit into the system fit it under Maurice and just find how to play his game and he has found it now and he's playing exceptional hockey and just see Paul Maurice saying about, you know, the Kachuk brothers, they're saying there's obviously some chemistry there. Verhege also praises them as well, saying they've been great. And then, you know, we see here that Brady says it's something that, of course, you could always dream of happening, and now it's happening, right? He goes back-to-back natural hat tricks playing with his brother. You love to see that from this guy. I know a lot of Senators fans hate to see it, but I know Florida Panthers fans love to see it for sure. And we see here the Florida Panthers share the scoring load right now, early obviously like I said Verhege has been a guy who's been very good this season looking at his trends he had three goals last game his last three games he has five goals so he's been great looking at his point totals a lot of them have come over these last three games as well averaging two points a game so it's great to see Verhege start to you know pick up this season and just kind of looking at his finishing right now he'd be expected to have about three almost four goals he has six he has a 37 percent shooting percentage so he's beating you know his early projections this is kind of what we expected for him early this season he's exceeding that handily especially in shooting percentage for sure which is great to see and we kind of just take a look at Matthew Kachuk I mean he's been having a great year 14 points three goals 11 assists he's been really diving into his playmaking bag here earlier in this season we know he's a great goal scorer as well but he's been dishing out some great passes here for this team just looking at his assists across all nine games his last four games he has he had a game with five assists then he had you A couple of games with one and then three assists in last night's game. He's averaging 1.2 assists across his first nine games this season, which is great, considering that they've all come recently. And the Florida Panthers are looking to build off this early momentum for them as well. Just kind of looking at where they're at in the standings right now. They're tied with three teams for second in the Atlantic Division. Like I said, this division is going to be very tough this year, and the Florida Panthers are going to have to be a very, very good team all season long if they want to get back into the playoffs, solidify themselves as a top three team here in this division. And they're definitely proving that lately with a big win against Columbus, 7-3, an 8-3 win last night against Seattle. I mean, this team has just been so dominant. If they can keep this up, there's no doubt that they will be the favorite to win another Stanley Cup this year for sure. Just looking at how their special teams are performing so far this year, that 20% on the power play, which is solid, right? They've been having a good power play here early on. Their penalty kill is at 80%, which is solid as well. And it's kind of like their special teams have kind of been mid so far. So we need to see their special teams start to pick it up, kill more penalties, score more power play goals. But, you know, obviously, you know, Kachuk, Matthew Kachuk has seven power play points here early this season. So that's great to see. So let's kind of see what comes next for this team. And it's a big game coming up on Wednesday. It's Brady Kachuk's first game back in Ottawa. this is a must watch game for every NHL fan every NHL fan needs to tune into this game Wednesday because it's going to be absolute fireworks as they go against the Ottawa Senators uh you know for the first time in the Canadian Tire Center as Brady Kachuk the former captain returns will they see another natural hat trick for him probably I would say his first game back in the Canadian Tire Center he is going to be a man on a mission and he's going to absolutely dominate this team I have no doubt in it especially for what everybody had to say about him on Ottawa after this season. So it's going to be an interesting one Wednesday. I know a lot of people are going to be tuning in. So this is kind of what we need to do to carry forward here in Florida. Keep creating chances beyond the hat tricks. Maintain scoring threats across the lineup and turn special teams into a consistent advantage. So that's kind of what we need to do. Just get better at the special teams and the wins will just keep coming. So what do you guys think? What's been Florida's scoring surge? What does it mean? The offense has found its rhythm. Strong signs about finishing will cool or do you think it needs a longer run to judge? Let me know what you guys are feeling down below. what do you think about them breaking this record i mean that's insane what they've been doing down in florida uh they've been they've been playing some great run of hockey do you think they're gonna finish first in the atlantic let me know down below in the comment section while you're down there leave a like subscribe to the channel as always i've been your host kc stick on the ice