Panthers Aleksander Barkov Injured Late In Loss To Senators

Florida’s 3-1 loss on Thursday night to the Ottawa Senators is an afterthought following the apparent injury to their captain Aleksander Barkov. 

In the final 70 seconds of the game, after breaking his stick on a shot, Barkov raced back to try and prevent Tim Stutzle from sealing an empty net goal. 

As Stutzle put away the shot, Barkov fell awkwardly, going feet first into the boards at full speed. 

The 29-year-old was assisted to his feet by a member of the Panthers training staff and two of his teammates. On the way up he appeared to shake his head, before going back to the bench gingerly and assisted. Barkov would go straight to the Panthers locker room. 

Head coach Paul Maurice didn’t have an update on Barkov — which isn’t a surprise as the injury happened late in the game. 

“He’s going to get looked at here tonight and probably tomorrow as well,” Maurice said postgame. 

The Panthers will be off tomorrow, so an update on the health of Barkov should come on Saturday, ahead of the team’s next game in Buffalo.