Barkov has missed two games after being injured during Florida's win over Anaheim last Friday
The Florida Panthers will get a boost to their forward ranks ahead of Friday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets.
Panthers captain Sasha Barkov will return to the lineup after missing Florida’s past two games with a knee injury.
Barkov took a knee-on-knee hit from Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson LaCombe last Friday and has been considered day-to-day since.
Fortunately for the Panthers, Barkov avoided any major damage and has been skating the past few days while working his way back to 100%.
Friday morning Barkov took the ice with his teammates during their morning skate at Amerant Bank Arena.
Afterwards, Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice said Barkov was good to go and that he would be in the lineup against the Jets.
Here is how the Panthers forward lines looked:
Evan Rodrigues – Sasha Barkov – Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Nick Cousins
Jonah Gadjovich – Kevin Stenlund – Ryan Lomberg
The Panthers host Winnipeg at 8 p.m.
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