He was born and raised in Tampere, Finland, where Alexander Barkov Sr. was then playing for Tappara of the Finnish Elite League. Upon making his debut with the club at the age of 16, Barkov ...

Finland beat Sweden in an emotional match. Patrik Laine was very solid in his team’s victory… and he even took the ...

F lorida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (lower body) was back in practice on Saturday. He will miss an eighth consecutive ...

In June last year, Barkov made history as the first Finnish captain to win the Stanley Cup after his Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in a winner-take-all game seven. The award was ...

Barkov scored a goal for Finland on Saturday in a 4-3 overtime win over Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. Barkov tapped in the game-tying goal on a net-front battle in the second period.

While Celebrini was held off the scoresheet in a 3-1 Sharks loss to the reigning Stanley Cup champions, Barkov admired how mature the teenager’s game was at that point in his career.

Barkov scored a goal on three shots, went minus-2, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Capitals. It was a rare mixed performance for Barkov, as he got the goal but ...

MONTREAL -- Aleksander Barkov got a taste of the atmosphere at the 4 Nations Face-off when he was on the ice as Finland’s captain for the opening ceremony prior to Canada’s 4-3 overtime victory ...

On Thursday, Finland revealed that Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov will be the team captain at the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. While Barkov has been consistently one of the stars in ...

It’s been quite a run for Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov. He won the Selke Trophy and became the first Finnish captain to hoist the Stanley Cup back in June, while also playing a pair of ...

That said, in the second period, the Finnish team had a scare: their captain, Aleksander Barkov, appeared to be uncomfortable on the bench. Here is the sequence during which he got injured ...