Aleksander Barkov’s statistics tell of an excellent autumn.
Aleksander Barkov (right) plays over a point per game pace: 13 games, 14 (5+9) points. AOP / USA TODAY Sports
The Florida Panthers’ regular season last season was a dark mess at times, but now it’s going well.
Alexander Barkov the skippered team beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in Sunday’s early game, extended their winning streak to four and moved into second place in their division.
Panthers’ Finnish quartet Barkov–Anton Lundell–Eetu Luostarinen–Niko Mikkola remained ineffective. However, Barkov played a big role: six shots, power reading +2 and 14 of 18 starts.
Barkov’s power rating for the entire season is +12. The above are only Quinn Hughes (+15), William Karlsson (+13) and Brayden McNabb (+13).
Puck analyst Dimitri Filipovic threw on his X account after Sunday’s game, hard stats on Barkov’s five-on-five play this fall: goals 15-3, shots 116-72, and dangerous spots 49-21.
Bedard at a point per game pace
The power man of the match was the winger of the first team led by Barkov, who was in a great mood Sam Reinhart: 2+2. He has scored ten points in the last four games.
Reinhart has wedged himself into the top ranks in both goal and point markets: 14 matches, 21 (11+10) points.
Newcomer Connor Bedard scored two smart goals against the Panthers. He is now on a point-per-game pace: 13 games, 13 (9+4) hits.
– Losing is frustrating, but maybe they deserved the victory, Bedard summed up on the NHL’s website.
Connor Bedard tapped the puck beautifully past Sergei Bobrovsky from a small corner. AOP / USA TODAY Sports