The bad news is quite bad for the Florida Panthers: Aleksander Barkov is hurt and his night is over.
(The team is being opaque as NHL squads are wont to do, but the Miami Herald’s George Richards believes it’s a wrist injury.)
The good news? We get a taste, even if it ends up being brief, of Jaromir Jagr as a center.
It didn’t take long for Jagr to make a difference, either, as he gave Florida a better chance to carve out at least a point against the Chicago Blackhawks, cutting their lead to 3-2.
He inched closer to another scoring milestone in the process:
Jagr’s doing well enough to inspire those turn-in-the-knife stats:
Penguins wingers (they've used 10 this season) = 7 combined points
— Josh Yohe (@JoshYohe_PGH) October 23, 2015
Jagr this season = 8 points
On another note: the Blackhawks aren’t doing so poorly so far without Duncan Keith, at least not yet. Brent Seabrook currently has a goal and two assists.
Update: Chicago managed to hold on for the 3-2 win.
Trevor van Riemsdyk: "No one human can replace Duncan Keith." #NoHuman #Blackhawks
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) October 23, 2015
#FlaPanthers Sasha Barkov has wrist all wrapped up...can't tell if it's in a cast or not...bulky though.
— George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) October 23, 2015