NHL|Aleksander Barkov was thrown towards the side. The attacker’s expression was pained.
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Florida Panthers Finnish captain Alexander Barkov lashed out violently on the sidelines the night before Friday Finnish time, when the Panthers faced Ottawa in the away arena in their second game of the NHL season.
The body language of Barkov, 29, after the collision was disturbing. He lay frozen for a long time. The teammates of Suomalaištähti Evan Rodrigues and Uvis Balinskis dragged Barkov out of the rink. It seemed that Barkov was careful not to put weight on his other leg. His expression was pained.
The situation that led to the crash was unfortunate. Florida, which was down 1-3, sought an equalizer without a goalkeeper in the third period. Barkov tried to shoot from the blue line, but his stick broke and the shot did not reach the goal.
of Ottawa Brady Tkachuk lifted the puck behind Barkov, and the Finn left for competitive skating in Ottawa Tim Stützlen with.
Barkov battled with Stützle for a loose puck that bounced near the Florida goal and appeared to lose his balance. He slid feet first towards the side of the rink with great speed.
Florida head coach Paul Maurice said that Barkov will be examined after the game and probably even on Friday. So there is no information yet on the severity of the injury.
from Barkov became the first Finnish player in the summer to lift the Stanley Cup as the captain of his team. An injury to the star center would be bad news for Florida.
Last season, Barkov scored 80 (23+57) power points in 73 games in the regular season. In the playoffs, the Finnish bull scored 22 (8+14) points in 24 matches.
Florida lost the match to Ottawa 1-3.
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