OTTAWA – Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov (upper body) will miss both games of this weekend’s back-to-back, head coach Paul Maurice announced after Friday's practice at Bell Sensplex.

One of those happened in the second period of Friday's Panthers-Utah matchup when team captain Aleksander Barkov was seen laughing alongside Marchand on the bench during a stoppage of play.

Barkov logged an assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs. Barkov helped out on Carter Verhaeghe's empty-netter late in the third period. The 29-year-old Barkov had ...

Barkov then opened the shootout by scoring a backhand tally, which would be all the Panthers needed to win the game. Overall, the 29-year-old center has 45 assists, 64 points and 135 shots on net ...

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) controls the puck as he looks down the ice during the second period of an NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday ...

Up front, the Panthers will see captain Aleksander Barkov back in action following a three-game absence related to an upper-body injury. Beyond Barkov, fellow forward Sam Reinhart and rearguard ...

Captain Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves to fuel the visiting Florida Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for his 49th career shutout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 1-0 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots for his third shutout in March to lead the Florida Panthers to a 1-0 ...

After some quick puck movement, Panthers Captain Sasha Barkov wired a wrist shot over Merzlikins’ blocker 28 seconds into overtime. Ballgame. On to Washington. Bobrovsky finished with 26 saves ...