What It Means:

This is great news for the Panthers as he appears to be on track to return to the lineup on Thursday when Florida hosts the Arizona Coyotes. Barkov has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury.

After scoring 36 points in 71 games a year ago, Barkov has already totaled 35 points (16 goals, 19 assists) in 43 games this season. We currently have him projected for six more goals and eight more assists over the final 19 games. In his third season, his 47.8 Corsi For Percentage and -0.8 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength are career-low numbers.