Florida Panthers · #16 · Centre

Aleksander Barkov

Age 31 · Shoots left · 6′3″ · 214 lb · Born Tampere, FIN

Drafted 2013, #2 overall by Florida

Next game · Sat 10 Octvs Minnesota · 6:00 PM ET

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Games22026-27 · missed 2 Small sample

Goals0T-7th on FLA

Assists0T-8th on FLA

Points0T-12th on FLA

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots20.0% shooting

TOI / GP14:5413th on FLA

Aleksander Barkov scored 0 points (0 goals, 0 assists) in 2 games in 2026-27, T-12th on Florida.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 4th-placed Florida

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Penalty differential+180th

Blocked shots267th

Ice time14:5447th

PP points036th

Shots / GP1.0029th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Hits119th

Points / GP0.0013th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-12th on FLA

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-8th on FLA

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time14:5413th on FLA

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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Florida's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength9:04

Power play4:41

Shorthanded1:10

Total14:54

18.5 shifts a game, averaging 48 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on FLA

PP assists0T-3rd on FLA

PP points0T-4th on FLA · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-4th on FLA

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1Florida total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every FLA PPG

PP TOI share41.8%of FLA PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G

Slot2 att · 0 G

Wing0 att · 0 G

Point1 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

4 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.1446th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.1

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.074

ixG per 600.30

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 85th percentile of forwards: 10.16 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Average shot, mph72.196th

Offensive-zone time49.4%94th

Defensive-zone time33.7%92nd

Distance / 60, mi10.1685th

Hardest shot, mph77.4851st

90+ mph shots048th

22+ mph bursts041st

Distance skated, mi5.015th

20+ mph bursts114th

Top speed, mph20.2612th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.26Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph77.48Forward average 74.7

Distance skated5.0 mi3.50 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts38.9%22.2% defensive · 38.9% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

49.4%All situations33.7%

48.8%Even strength31.4%

53.9%Power play32.9%

36.6%Shorthanded54.9%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

20.26@CAR29 Sep · 2nd 03:46
19.85@CAR29 Sep · 1st 14:19
19.78@SJS1 Oct · 1st 11:54
19.28@CAR29 Sep · 2nd 10:35
19.15@CAR29 Sep · 3rd 09:22
18.96@SJS1 Oct · 1st 16:45
18.88@CAR29 Sep · 1st 07:11
18.86@CAR29 Sep · 1st 12:50

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph20 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

77.48@SJS1 Oct · 1st 16:46
66.63@SJS1 Oct · 2nd 07:18

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.55@SJS1 Oct · 9:15 TOI
3.50@CAR29 Sep · 20:32 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.52 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-11th on FLA

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits1T-19th on FLA

Blocked shots2T-9th on FLA

Discipline

Penalty minutes0

Minors0

Majors0

Penalties drawn1

Net penalties+1drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken2613.0 a game

Won14

Win %53.8%

Offensive zone5 of 11

A regular centre on the draw.

Game log

The last ten games

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DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

1 Octvs

SJSW 4-3 OT000109:15

29 Sepvs

CAROTL 0-1 OT0001020:32

Prediction markets

0.5% for the Art Ross Trophy

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Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote2.5%—Not listed3¢Not listed

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Contract

$10M a season through 2029-30

Cap hit$10M9.6% of the $104M ceiling

Term8 yearsYear 5 of 8

Expires2029-30UFA at 34

Cap value$80MCap hit × 8 years

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Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.