
#16 Aleksander Barkov
How Acquired: Selected by Florida in the 1st Round (2nd overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft
2025 Playoffs:
- Tied for points lead (7) in 2025 Eastern Conference Final
- Amassed three points (2-1-3) in ECFG3, May 24 vs. CAR
- Buried a goal in ECFG2, May 22 at CAR
- Dished two assists in R2G7, May 18 at TOR
- Produced a three-game point streak (2-1-3) from R2G2 to R2G4 vs. TOR
- Amassed five points (1-4-5) in the 2025 First Round vs. TBL
- Scored goal (1-0-1) in R1G5, April 30 at TBL
- Tallied two points (0-2-2) in R1G1, April 22 at TBL
2024-25 Notes:
- Skated in 800 game, March 30 vs. MTL
- Scored OT winner, March 20 at CBJ
- Posted three points (1-2-3), March 6 vs. CBJ
- Produced six game pt streak (3-8-11), Jan. 29 - Feb. 8
- Scored the OT game-winning goal, posted two points (1-1-2), Dec. 20 vs. STL
- Notched a goal (1-0-1) and scored the shootout game-winner, Dec. 10 at SEA
- Recorded a six-game point streak (4-5-9), Nov. 27 – Dec. 9
- Netted 196th career multi-point game, 3rd most by a Finnish player in NHL history, Nov. 30 vs. CAR
- Tallied three points (1-2-3), including a short-handed goal, Nov. 16 vs. WPG
- Tied career-high four-point outing (1-3-4), including notching 21st career shorthanded point surpassing R. Dvorak (20) for most in FLA history…Nov. 1 at DAL (Finland Global Series)
- Registered nine-game point streak (3-14-17), Oct. 28 – Nov. 17
2023-24 Notes:
- Became the first Finnish-born NHL player to win the Stanley Cup as captain
- Won his second career Frank J. Selke Trophy (also: 2020-21) as the NHL’s best defensive forward. He became the seventh player in NHL history to win the Selke and win the Stanley Cup in the same season.
- Tied for the team lead in points during the 2024 postseason with a career high eight goals, 14 assists and 22 points (8-14-22). He also led all Cats forwards in faceoff win percentage (55.2) and
- Led Florida with seven power-play points (1-6-7) and four game-winning goals in the 2024 postseason
- Logged a team-high eight points (3-5-8) vs. BOS in Round 2, including a postseason-career high four points (2-2-4) in Game 2 and two game-winning goals (Games 2 and 4)
- Posted five points (2-3-5) over the five-game Round 1 series vs. TBL, including a shorthanded goal and 3 points (2-1-3) in Game 5 to clinch series
- In the 2023-24 regular season, Barkov ranked fourth on FLA in goals (23), 2nd in assists (57), 3rd in points (80)
- Posted a season-long seven-game point streak (5-5-10), March 26-April 6
- Registered his franchise record 32nd career multi-goal game (2-0-2), March 30 vs. DET
- Scored a goal (1-1-2) for his 700th NHL point, March 28 vs. NYI
- Posted four assists in his 700th NHL game, Jan. 6 at COL
- Notched his 416th assist, surpassing J. Huberdeau for FLA all-time assists record, Jan. 2 at ARI
- Posted two points (1-1-2), including his 250th NHL goal, Nov. 30 at MTL
- Posted two points (1-1-2) including his 100th road goal, Nov. 8 at WSH
PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS
Franchise leader in playoff games (71), assists (40) and points (59)
Tied for the team lead in points during the 2024 postseason with a career high eight goals, 14 assists and 22 points (8-14-22). He also led all Cats forwards in faceoff win percentage (55.2) and
Led Florida with seven power-play points (1-6-7) and four game-winning goals in the 2024 postseason
Logged a team-high eight points (3-5-8) vs. BOS in Round 2, including a postseason-career high four points (2-2-4) in Game 2 and two game-winning goals (Games 2 and 4)
Posted five points (2-3-5) over the five-game Round 1 series vs. TBL, including a shorthanded goal and 3 points (2-1-3) in Game 5 to clinch series
Recorded 16 points (5-11-16) in 21 games in Florida’s Cup Final run in 2022-23, tying for second-most takeaways (24) of any skater in the 2023 postseason
Posted seven points (2-5-7) in 10 games against WSH and TBL in 2021-22
Recorded seven points (1-6-7) in six games against TBL in 2020-21, including two multi-point outings
Registered four points (1-3-4) over four games with Florida in 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifier
Appeared in six playoff games with Florida in 2015-16, notching three points (2- 1-3) against NYI
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Became the first Finnish-born NHL player to win the Stanley Cup as captain
Won his second career Frank J. Selke Trophy (also: 2020-21) as the NHL’s best defensive forward. He became the seventh player in NHL history to win the Selke and win the Stanley Cup in the same season.
Notched his 416th assist, surpassing J. Huberdeau for FLA all-time assists record, Jan. 2, 2024 at ARI
Barkov is the 10th captain in Panthers history, and holds the club records for games played, goals, assists, points and power-play goals in the regular season
Two-time Frank J. Selke Trophy winner (2023-24, 2020-21), finalist in 2021-22. He was the 7th player in NHL history to win Selke and Stanley Cup in same season.
2018-19 Lady Byng Trophy winner, finalist in 2015-16 and 2017-18. He was the youngest European-born recipient of Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (2018-19)
Played in 2018 and 2023 NHL All-Star Game
Recorded 16 points (5-11-16) in 21 games in Florida’s Cup Final run in 2022-23, tying for second-most takeaways (24) of any skater in the 2023 postseason
Posted seven points (2-5-7) in 10 games against WSH and TBL in 2021-22
Recorded seven points (1-6-7) in six games against TBL in 2020-21, including two multi-point outings
Registered four points (1-3-4) over four games with Florida in 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifier
Appeared in six playoff games with Florida in 2015-16, notching three points (2-1-3) against NYI
Recorded 78 points (23-55-78) over 68 games while pacing the Cats in takeaways (56) and faceoff win percentage (54.9) in 2022-23
Surpassed J. Huberdeau's franchise points record (614) on March 20, 2023 at DET
Recorded 158th multi-point game, most in club history on March 4, 2023 vs. PIT
Logged a career-high 11-game point streak (5-12-17) from Jan. 10-28, 2023
Scored his 67th career PPG to surpass S. Mellanby for club record on Dec. 29, 2022 vs. MTL
Matched career-high 5 points (3-2-5), 1st period hat trick on Dec. 29, 2022 vs. MTL
Scored his 189th NHL goal, surpassing O. Jokinen for most in FLA history on Nov. 9, 2021 at NJD
Set a then-franchise record for single-season points (96), passing Pavel Bure (94, 1999-00), April 6, 2020 vs. NJD
On Dec. 22, 2016, scored a goal from Jaromir Jagr’s assist resulting in Jagr’s 1,888th NHL point to place him second all-time in NHL points
Scored first NHL hat trick, OT-GWG, Dec. 15, 2019 vs. TOR
Scored first NHL overtime goal of his career on Oct. 13, 2016 vs. NJD
Scored his first NHL goal on October 3, 2013 at DAL, becoming the youngest player in the post-1967 expansion era NHL to score a goal (18 yrs, 31 days)
On the international stage, he won a bronze medal with Finland at the 2014 Olympic Games and a silver medal at the 2016 IIHF World Championship
FIRSTS/SINGLE-GAME HIGHS/STREAKS
First NHL Game: Oct. 3, 2013 at DAL
First NHL Goal: Oct. 3, 2013 at DAL
Most Goals, Single Game: 3 (4X), Last: Dec. 29, 2023 vs. MTL
Most Assists, Single Game: 5, March 8, 2019 vs. MIN
Most Points, Single Game: 5 (2X), Last: Dec. 29, 2023 vs. MTL
Most PIM, Single Game: 4 (7X), Last: Jan. 13, 2025 at PHI
Most Shots, Single Game: 10 [2X], Last: Feb. 26, 2022 vs. EDM
Longest Goal Streak: 5 Games, Oct. 30 – Nov. 10, 2019
Longest Assist Streak: 9 Games, Oct. 28 – Nov. 19, 2024
Longest Point Streak: 10 Games, March 4 - 24, 2023
CAREER PLAYOFFS
Most Goals, Single Game: 2 [3X], Last: May 24, 2025 vs. CAR
Most Assists, Single Game: 2 [12X], Last: May 28, 2025 at CAR
Most Points, Single Game: 4, 5/8/24 vs. BOS
Most Shots, Single Game: 9, 4/17/16 at NYI