Fansided · Mar 30, 2018
Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov Has Carried the Cats
As the push for the playoffs increases in intensity, Aleksander Barkov is playing the best hockey of his young career. Recently, he has provided offense in key spots and made clutch defensive plays to lead the Florida Panthers to a late-season surge.
Over the past few weeks, the Florida Panthers have played their best hockey of the season (minus losses to Edmonton and Ottawa). A large part of that is due to their superstar making superstar plays at both ends of the ice. Barkov has 6 goals and 17 points since February 27, when he scored the first goal in what would eventually become a 3-2 overtime victory over Toronto that fueled the fire of the playoff push.