The Panthers are expected to ice the same group of forwards as Friday night, which means that Barkov is expected to miss his second straight game with an illness.

Barkov has missed the last six games with a hand injury that he suffered on December 1st. With Barkov returning, Vincent Trochek is expected to take a seat and could be headed back to San Antonio. Barkov has had a slow start, posting just two goals and two assists in 19 games.

Barkov will miss his fifth straight game tonight. He continues to battle through a hand injury that he suffered on November 1st. He is day-to-day and questionable for Saturday.

Barkov has missed the last four games with a hand injury that he suffered on December 1st. It all depends on how practice goes tomorrow, but if all goes as planned he could be back in the lineup this weekend—either Friday in Detroit or Saturday in Buffalo.

Barkov’s movement to IR is retroactive to last Monday, which means he can return to the lineup whenever he is 100 percent. He will miss his fourth straight game tonight.

Barkov is not on the ice at the Panthers morning skate, which suggests that he will miss his second straight game with a hand injury that he suffered on Monday vs. the Blue Jackets. Again, there is no break, but Barkov’s hand has some swelling and it looks like it will keep him out of at least one more game.

Barkov was injured blocking a shot last night. There is nothing broken, just some swelling. Barkov is day-to-day, Shawn Thornton will play with Barkov out.

Barkov missed Tuesday’s game with an illness, but he will be back in tonight vs. the Sharks. Barkov has been in an out of the lineup frequently as of late, but Barkov owners are hoping he can stay in the lineup for an extended period of time and start racking up points. He is worth adding to your watch list after this slow start.

Barkov will miss Tuesday’s games with an illness and with multiple Panthers’ forward still out with injuries, they have recalled Rocco Grimaldi from San Antonio. Consdier Barkov day-to-day.

Barkov missed the last two games with a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup tonight vs. the Flyers. Barkov, who has one goal in eight games, will skate between Brad Boyes and Jussi Jokinen.

Barkov, who has missed the last two games, is on the ice this morning skating on his regular line with Brad Boyes and Jussu Jokinen. Barkov has gotten off to a slow start this season, but should start finding the twine soon. Expect him to be in the lineup tomorrow in Philadelphia.

Barkov will miss his second straight game with a lower-body injury. With Barkov out, the Panthers will have Colby Robak dress as a forward once again. There was some optimism that Barkov might play tonight, so he shouldn't miss too much more time. Consider him day-to-day.

It looks like Barkov will be back in the Panthers lineup tonight after missing Saturday's game vs. the Flyers. Although it is not confirmed that he will be back in, he did all the necessary things in the gameday skate to get back into the lineup. Stay tuned.

Barkov left last night's game in the third period after playing just 13:31. He missed practice on Friday and is considered questionable for Saturday's game. He has had a slow start to the season, scoring just one goal in the first eight games.

The Panthers season is all but over so there is no reason to get Barkov back in the lineup. They are expected to rest him for the remainder of the year and get him going for 2014-15 after great rookie campaign.

There is no timetable for Barkov's return, but with only two months left in the regular season, he is expected to miss multiple weeks, his fantasy value heading forward is extremely limited. He has been excellent posting eight goals and 16 assists (24 points) in 54 games this season. In deep keeper leagues and dynasty leagues, Barkov appears to have great value and a bright future. Nick Bjugstad, the Panthers' other impressive rookie center, appears set to fill-in for Barkov and center the line with Sean Bergenheim and Brad Boyes.

As if Team Finland needed another offensive setback with an already depleted line up, they will have to rely on their secondary scoring as their only source of offensive production. Luckily for Finland, most of their scoring over the past 2 games of the tournament has come from their 2nd and 3rd lines, respectively.

Barkov has missed the last four games with a lower-body injury and was expected to be held out tonight, but now he is going to be in the lineup. The rookie has 24 points (8G / 16A) in 50 games this season.

Despite returning to practice on Friday afternoon, Barkov may sit one more game before returning to the Panthers' lineup on Tuesday. Barkov has missed the last four games after suffering a lower-body injury on January 21.

Barkov will miss his third straight game on Tuesday after suffering a lower-body injury last Tuesday.