Florida panthers captain Aleksander Barkov suffered an apparent injury to the right leg during the training camp Thursday morning.
According to Miami Herald, Barkov stayed on the ice for several minutes and has put very little weight on his leg while receiving help in the locker room. It is not immediately known the severity of the injury or the way it supported it.
The two -time defending champions of the Stanley Cup are already faced with injuries to the colleagues attackers Matthew Tkachuk and Tomas Nosek. Tkachuk is sidelined until December less while recovering from surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle and a sports hernia, while Nosek came out of several months with a lower body injury.
Barkov was appointed recipient of the Selke Trophy as the best NHL defensive striker in June for the second consecutive year and the third time in his career.
The 30 -year -old totaled 71 points (20 goals, 51 assists) in 67 games last season and has an average of 20:15 of the ice time per game.
Barkov has franchise records for goals (286), assists (496), points (782) and games played (804) since he was selected with the second overall choice of NHNH 2013.
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