Barkov

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov was awarded the Cup by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and after his skate with it, Barkov handed if off to Bobrovsky.

Ryan Lomberg and Aleksander Barkov each scored a goal for the Panthers, which has now won two in a row as they kept pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

The fearless Panthers continued to battle, and have been rewarded when Aleksander Barkov scored from the close to fringe of the best circle at 3:50 of the third interval.

The Panthers scored twice — Brandon Montour on a pinball goal late in the second period, and Aleksander Barkov’s first of the series early in the third — to claw back into it.

Tkachuck and Carter Verhaeghe (42 goals) lead the offense, along with Sam Reinhart and captain Aleksander Barkov who have added 31 and 23 goals, respectively.

Aleksander Barkov also scored for Florida, which is 5-0-1 in its last six games.

Barkov has excelled both offensively and defensively in the post-season, with 17 points in 17 games.

Bobrovsky and Barkov were tied atop the oddsboard at +100, while McDavid's odds dropped all the way to +700.

Bobrovsky and Panthers teammate Aleksander Barkov are next at +400 each.

He also got a substantial helping of Florida center Aleksander Barkov, a two-time winner of the Selke Trophy as the sport’s best defensive forward.

The Panthers finally got on the board early in the third period, as Barkov expertly skated around Oilers defenders for the goal to cut the deficit to two-goals.

The Panthers, meanwhile, lost captain Aleksander Barkov after he was hurt on a penalized high hit by Leon Draisaitl in the third period.

Aleksander Barkov, who assisted on Huberdeau’s goal, said the Panthers lacked second-chance opportunities.

Aleksander Barkov Jr. has scored seven goals over the last 10 games for Florida.

Aleksander Barkov, Keith Yandle and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and an assist, and Mike Matheson and Brett Connolly also scored to help Florida win for the third time in four games.

Aleksander Barkov leads the Panthers with 22 points, 17 of them assists.

But the Panthers responded six minutes later on the power play when Hoffman fired a quick shot off a cross-ice pass from Aleksander Barkov and found the back of the Montreal net.

Florida Panthers C Aleksander Barkov discusses not being able to overcome a large early deficit against a quality Carolina team.

Jamie McGinn scored midway through the period on a redirect and Barkov scored his 26th after a nifty move, using his skate to control Troy Brouwer’s pass before beating Kuemper.

PANTHERS 6, CANADIENS 3: Aleksander Barkov got his second career hat trick as Florida won at home.