Aleksander Barkov makes the game even at three with a deflection goal for Finland vs. Sweden.

Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Tuesday. Aleksander Barkov had two assists for the Panthers (35-21-3),

The Panthers captain has become part of the South Florida landscape over his 12 seasons. He’s also helped turn a floundering franchise into a champion.

It got Barkov even more excited to play in Finland's tournament opener against the United States at Bell Centre on Thursday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS). “It’ll be a lot of fun,” Barkov said after Finland’s morning skate Thursday.

The Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov Jr. and the Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi will be two of the top players to watch when these teams play on Tuesday at 8:00 PM ET, at Bridgestone Arena. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov will have to temporarily put their friendship aside. The superstar duo, who were instrumental in leading the Panthers to its first Stanley Cup in franchise history last year,

Barkov had two assists and added two hits in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Predators. Barkov helped out on Sam Bennett's power-play goal early in the first period and Gustav Forsling's even-strength tally in the third.

Barkov scored a goal for Finland on Saturday in a 4-3 overtime win over Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. Barkov tapped in the game-tying goal on a net-front battle in the second period. The Finnish captain played 19:50 and finished with two shots,

The Florida Panthers had the largest contingent of any NHL team take part in the league’s 4 Nations Face-Off tournament over the past week-and-a-half that took part in the 4 Nations Face-Off: A league-high eight players,

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By the mid-point of the second period, Kakko was moved up to the top line with Aleksander Barkov and Mikko Rantanen, and the move paid almost immediate dividends with his assist on Barkov's goal. Kakko can win battles and go to the net,

Granlund scored the game-winning goal in overtime Saturday in a 4-3 win over Team Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. He, Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola broke in on a 3-on-1, and Granlund got selfish at the right time,