Tkachuk returns to the Panthers as a gold medal party awaits against the Maple Leafs

Matthew Tkachuk is ready to go back to work. Tkachuk — part of the U.S. men's hockey team that won gold at the Milan Cortina Games — is in the Florida Panthers' lineup for their first post-Olympic game Thursday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Panthers are throwing a gold medal celebration and U.S. captain Auston Matthews, who also captains the Maple Leafs, is set to be part of it as well.

By TIM REYNOLDS