Aleksander Barkov has seen as much success as anyone in the last few seasons, captaining the Florida Panthers to back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and three straight Final appearances.
It should surprise no one reading this that Connor McDavid is once again the top-rated centre in EA Sports’ NHL video game series. What might surprise you is that this marks his eighth straight year in the top spot — and the ninth straight year he’s been listed among the best, dating back to the crown he shared with Sidney Crosby in NHL 18.
During the first three parts of this series, we’ve identified the tangible components that have rendered the Florida Panthers as the NHL’s gold standard.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?
A third consecutive Stanley Cup might not be far off for the Florida Panthers, or at least that's team captain Aleksander Barkov's view of the current Panthers' contending window.
Getting to 500 NHL goals is not as rare as it used to be, but it certainly still is not commonplace. Heading into the 2025-26 season, 48 players have done it.
Winning the Stanley Cup is special. Players have been looking for this feeling since the beginning of their careers, and when they’re able to lift the Cup for the first time, it’s a unique moment.
As is tradition, once one team hoists the Stanley Cup, we finally learn shortly after what injuries plagued the winning team on route to their win, and Tuesday night was no different.
The Florida Panthers' 5-1 Game 6 win sealed their second consecutive Stanley Cup Final series victory.
With their 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night, the Florida Panthers cemented their status as one of the NHL's all-time great teams.
The first set of names to represent The Lions has been released. On Monday, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) released the first six names on the roster for Team Finland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
The Florida Panthers might be even after two games of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers, but one of their best players hasn’t been among
Aleksander Barkov hasn’t exactly been the dominant force in the Stanley Cup Final that many expected him to be. While many expected the Florida Panthers captain to be a gamebreaker through the first two games against the Edmonton Oilers, Barkov has struggled with no points and a -4 rating.
How many players who won the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward can you name in five minutes?
Aleksander Barkov has won the Selke Trophy and the King Clancy Trophy. The Selke Trophy is given to the best defensive forward in the NHL. Barkov has won the award two years in a row, and it’s his third time winning the Selke in the last five years.
For the second consecutive year and third time in five seasons, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov on Monday was named the Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's best defensive forward.
The NHL announced Monday that Florida Panthers’ forward Aleksander Barkov had won both the Frank J. Selke Trophy and the King Clancy Trophy for the 2024-25 regular season.
The NHL has announced that Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov is the winner of the 2024-25 Frank J. Selke Trophy and King Clancy Memorial Trophy.
Thanks to their 6-2 win on Saturday night, the Florida Panthers are just one win away from their third consecutive Stanley Cup Final appearance.
The Eastern Conference Final opened on Tuesday night with the Florida Panthers rolling to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Here are some key takeaways from their victory.
There are circumstantial differences entering Game 5, and the Florida Panthers can draw on their wealth of experience to evoke a sense of calm, entering a pivotal clash against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk has reportedly avoided supplemental discipline for a late hit on Tampa Bay Lightning forward Jake Guentzel during Game 3 of their series on Saturday afternoon.
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov's availability is in question for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.
The Stanley Cup playoffs continued on Thursday night with four more games. Here are some key takeaways from the action.
After already missing Wednesday’s showdown versus the Atlantic Division rival Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov will be sidelined for at least two more games due to an upper-body ailment, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice confirmed Friday per team reporter Jameson Olive.
Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov will wear the ‘C’ next month for Finland at the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off. Seven months after becoming the first Finnish captain to ever hoist the Stanley Cup — and a few weeks since being the first hockey player ever named Finland’s Sportsman of the Year — the honor came as no surprise.
SUNRISE — Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov is not exactly a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve. But when he was named Finland’s Sportsman of the Year — the first hockey player ever so honored — it was obvious that he was touched and, based on his reaction, floored.
SUNRISE — If Florida Panthers fans did not already appreciate the special gifts of Sasha Barkov, Friday night’s performance was worthy of whatever virtues need to be bestowed on their captain.
When the Florida Panthers show up at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, today for their game against the Dallas Stars, captain Sasha Barkov will be on home ice.
He has missed the last eight games with a lower-body injury, believed to be a high-ankle sprain that he sustained in the closing seconds of Florida’s second game of the season against the Senators back on Oct. 10.
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