FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Aleksander Barkov is questionable to play for the Florida Panthers against the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday (1 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, SCRIPPS, MAX, truTV, TBS, SN, TVAS).

Almost nothing is going right for the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, as they trail the rival Florida Panthers 2-0 with the first-round series now moving south t

The Florida Panthers are waiting to see if captain Aleksander Barkov will be able to play Saturday when their playoff series resumes against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Barkov missed the final 10:09 of the Panthers’ win in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series at Tampa Bay on Thursday night after taking a hit from the Lightning’s Brandon Hagel.