"Everybody's going to be picking up more ice time, more quality ice time," Quenneville said. "The responsibilities don't change. You don't want to be somebody you're not. You want to play your own game the right way. We try to reinforce simplicity more than anything. Let's go about it in a real hard way. Let's take pride in not being scored on and being technical defensively."
Florida's leader in goals (13) and points (37), Barkov also ranks first on the team in shots on goal (112), takeaways (23), faceoff wins (626) and average time on ice among forwards (21:13). Considered day-to-day, Quenneville said following Wednesday's practice he was "doing better."
"We'll see how he progresses over the next couple days," Quenneville said.
Taking the ice without their captain on Tuesday, the Panthers dropped consecutive games for just the second time this season with a 3-2 loss to the Blackhawks. Despite the loss, however, they still hold a firm grasp on third place in the Central Division with a solid record of 20-8-4.
"It was tough to watch the beginning of the game," Quenneville said after the loss. "You know you lose a key guy, it's a good test on the whole group there, but certainly you know the impact that he has on the team. It was noticeable there."
Earning praise from his teammates after the game, Noel Acciari did everything he could while filling in for Barkov as the team's top-line center. In addition to dishing out the primary assist on Anton Stralman and Alex Wennberg's goals, he also went 17-for-22 (77.3%) in the faceoff dot.
"You can't replace that guy," Acciari, who skated a season-high 19:48, said of Barkov. "He's very valuable to us. We definitely missed him out there. Whether it's first, second, third or fourth [lines], I'm going to do whatever I can to help the team."
With no skate this morning, Quenneville will provide lineup updates to the media at 6 p.m. ET.
In net, the Panthers are expected to go with Sergei Bobrovsky. Owning a 12-4-2 record, the 32-year-old veteran has gone 7-3-1 with a .914 save percentage over his last 11 games. Manning the crease in three games against the Blackhawks this season, he's gone a flawless 3-0-0.
One of the top teams in the league away from home, the Panthers boast a 10-4-1 record on the road. Sitting second on the team in scoring with 36 points (11 goals, 25 assists), Jonathan Huberdeau has tallied five goals and 19 assists for a team-leading 19 points outside of Sunrise.
Patric Hornqvist, meanwhile, has a netted a team-high seven of his 12 goals on the road.
At the other end of the ice, the Blackhawks snapped out of a four-game losing streak and improved to 15-13-5 on the season following Tuesday's win. As of right now, they hold a slim two-point lead over the Blue Jackets for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Central Division.
"We needed the win," Chicago coach Jeremy Colliton said. "We needed something good to happen to us."
Patrick Kane leads Chicago and ranks third in the league in scoring with 44 points (12 goals, 32 assists), while Alex DeBrincat leads the team and sits tied for sixth in the league with 16 goals. In five games against Florida, that duo has combined for 12 points (four goals, eight assists).
"That combo is deadly in a lot of ways," Quenneville said.
Yet to announce a starting goaltender, it wouldn't be surprising to see Chicago go back to Kevin Lankinen in net after the rookie had a stellar showing on Tuesday. Picking up his first win of the season against the Panthers, the 25-year-old stopped 33 of 35 shots to earn first-star honors.
"It was good," Lankinen said of his performance. "It was a good night."
In 22 appearances this season, Lankinen has gone 11-7-4 with a .915 save percentage.
