It was Sam Reinhart and Matthew Tkachuk who put the Florida Panthers in front in Game 6 on Tuesday, a lead the Oilers never managed to catch up with for the rest of the match. That, in essence, was another recap of how the Cats played all season: in close cohesion with each other. And now, as the post-Cup win celebrations rage on, it looks like Chucky is eager to help out his other teammates off the ice, even though the opening came thanks to Aleksander Barkov.

With 18 points in 23 postseason games, Anton Lundell has been one of the biggest driving forces behind the Cats’ Cup defense campaign. And yet, despite all his skills with the stick, there has been one list the hockey center has never gotten his name into: the Panthers stars’ WAG list. But leave it to Tkachuk to try to make a change to the situation!

Matthew Tkachuk took to X on June 20 in hopes of finding Lundell his perfect match. Tagging Sommer Ray, the model, Chucky wrote in his post, “Sorry for bothering you @SommerRay… but our friend Anton Lundell says hi!!” before confirming that the 23-year-old is a “Great guy“. Tkachuk was all about taking the unprecedented opportunity of his team captain’s honest mistake. 

During the Panthers’ party yesterday, Barkov confessed that he was trying to search for Sam Reinhart on Instagram, but thanks to the latter having multiple letters in common with the model, he ended up looking up Ray. However, with Sam being already married to Jessica Reinhart, that path was a no-go for Tkachuk to exploit and have some untainted fun at his teammate’s expense. Next target? Anton Lundell.

Lundell is currently in the first season of his 6-year, $30 million contract with the Panthers, and has already proved that he’s more than capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility that comes with being a Cats star. He was also ranked No. 3 among European skaters in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings. In the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, Anton also led the Panthers with five assists, further cementing his reputation as a big-game player. Understandably, Tkachuk thinks it’s time someone appreciated his teammate even away from the rink.

Or maybe it was Chucky’s way of saying sorry for his behavior toward Lundell earlier in the playoffs. During the Eastern Conference Finals against the Carolina Hurricanes, Tkachuk was spotted noting his frustration over Anton not partaking in the post-whistle scrum in Game 2. Or maybe it was only Chucky’s relentless pursuit to find the perfect assist for his teammates.

Matthew Tkachuk: assisting teammates, trolling rivals

Tkachuk racked up 15 assists in the 2025 NHL postseason. As far as Panthers skaters are concerned, that puts him second only to Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov (16). Obviously, it’s easy to understand that Chucky has a knack for finding his teammates with the puck and helping out his squad. And that’s exactly what he could be trying to pull off with Lundell, only this time, off the ice.

On the other hand, his attempts at setting up Anton with the model could be what evens out the absolute menace Tkachuk has been to the Oilers ever since winning the Cup. After winning Game 6 on Tuesday, the Cats’ forward, with a bottle of champagne in one hand and a cigar in another, was at the very center of locker room celebrations as the entire team danced to Chappell Roan’s Pink Pony Club, the playoff victory song of the Oilers. And as if that wasn’t enough, he took a dig directly at Connor McDavid at a party as he posed the question, “CONNOR MCDAVID WHO??!” The answer to the question won’t be too flattering for the Oilers’ captain, considering he was held to just one goal over the entire series.

So, do you think his shoutout would persuade Sommer Ray to take notice? Could Lundell’s already beefy resume be something that intrigues the celebrity model? Or would Tkachuk’s brave attempt to find his teammate someone special fall flat on its face? Tell us your thoughts in a comment!