NHL Buzz: Barkov, Hornqvist return for Panthers

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• Barkov, a center, missed six games with a lower-body injury.
• He is second on the Panthers with 37 points (13 goals, 24 assists) behind Jonathan Huberdeau (42 points). .
• He is fourth on the Panthers with 25 points (12 goals, 13 assists) and leads them with seven power-play goals.
• "He's been preparing for this his whole life," Rangers coach David Quinn said Saturday.
• 9 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, scored 24 points (16 goals, eight assists) in 49 games for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontintenal Hockey League this season.
• Kravtsov scored 15 points (six goals, nine assists) in 39 games with Hartford of the American Hockey League last season, including 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in 34 games after rejoining them on Dec.
• He missed three games because of a lower-body injury sustained in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks on March 19.
• Carlo scored three points (two goals, one assist) and averages 18:29 of ice time in 23 games this season.
• Carter Hart started at the New York Islanders (ESPN+, MSG+, NBCSP, NHL.TV) after the goalie was scratched for the previous two games
• Hart was pulled 2:06 into the second period after allowing five goals on 11 shots in an 8-3 loss to the New York Rangers on March 25
• He backed up Brian Elliott in a win against the Rangers on March 27 before he was scratched for two games against the Buffalo Sabres
• "He needs to work on his game," Flyers coach Alain Vigneault said Monday
• Vigneault said he felt Lindblom and Patrick each needed a rest
• "It's almost 72 hours in between the last time they skated until today," Vigneault said Friday

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