Tkachuk recorded a pair of assists and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Sharks.

EDGE Analysis

Tkachuk set up Johnny Gaudreau (on the power play) and Dillon Dube for first-period markers. Four of Tkachuk's last six games have been multi-point efforts, and he has two goals and eight helpers in that span. The 24-year-old winger is up to 76 points, 200 shots on net, 69 hits, 50 PIM and a plus-38 rating through 63 contests overall. While he's moved down to the second line recently, he's had experience playing with Mikael Backlund before and shouldn't see much -- if any -- reduction in offense.