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ST. LOUIS — Matthew Tkachuk scored his fifth career hat trick to help the Florida Panthers beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 for their eighth straight victory. Sam Reinhart and Kevin Stenlund also scored for the Panthers, who have 36 goals during their winning streak. Anthony Stolarz made 29 saves. Brayden Schenn scored and Joel Hofer made 26 saves for St. Louis, which had won two in a row. Tkachuk scored into an empty net for his 11th goal of the season with 57 seconds left to complete his hat trick.
