Status of Panthers captain Barkov in doubt ahead of Game 3 vs. Lightning

Florida head coach Paul Maurice opened his verbal coffin on Saturday morning.

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Sasha Barkov Questionable for Game 3 After Hagel Hit

FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said it was unclear whether captain Sasha Barkov would play in Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in Sunrise. Barkov left Thursday’s Game 2 win in the third period after being caught in the chin on a hit from Brandon Hagel. Hagel was given a major penalty for interference on the hit — Barkov had never touched a puck cleared by Tampa Bay’s Ryan McDonagh — and has a hearing with…

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov neither cleared for, nor ruled out of Game 3

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice says captain Aleksander Barkov has neither been cleared nor ruled out for Saturday's Game 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Status of Panthers captain Barkov in doubt ahead of Game 3 vs. Lightning

The Florida Panthers may be without Aleksander Barkov when they return home for Game 3.