Barkov leaves in second period for Panthers following awkward fall

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Captain missed all of 2025-26 season because of surgery on right ACL, MCL Aleksander Barkov left in the second period for the Florida Panthers in a 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center in San Jose on Thursday. Barkov went down awkwardly while battling for the puck in the right corner during a power play at 8:07. After getting up, he immediately asked for the Zamboni doors to be opened and threw his gloves down on the floor while walking to the dressing room.