![Lynne Sladky Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) passes his stick to a fan after the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ca8bc8bca7e449a2af242b5d79054600/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) passes his stick to a fan after the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
![Wilfredo Lee Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) scores against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period of Game 5 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/91166645c7944b40b4a875aad2ef8e8b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) scores against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) during the second period of Game 5 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![Wilfredo Lee Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) and left wing Matthew Tkachuk, left, congratulate center Carter Verhaeghe (23) after Verhaeghe scored a goal during the third period of Game 5 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd8bc7bcbfa34afebd5232c84b86183c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) and left wing Matthew Tkachuk, left, congratulate center Carter Verhaeghe (23) after Verhaeghe scored a goal during the third period of Game 5 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday, April 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![Wilfredo Lee Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save against Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov during the second period of Game 2 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/55c6ea3bbccc4bca881e1a3e63900c98/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a save against Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov during the second period of Game 2 of the first-round of an NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
![Michael Dwyer Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrates after his goal with Kyle Okposo (8), Gustav Forsling (42) and Vladimir Tarasenko (10) during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/444dd77d4372447d86810c70e8b5bdcd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Florida Panthers' Aleksander Barkov (16) celebrates after his goal with Kyle Okposo (8), Gustav Forsling (42) and Vladimir Tarasenko (10) during the third period in Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Boston Bruins, Sunday, May 12, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
![Lynne Sladky Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) is congratulated after scoring a goal during the third period of Game 2 against the Boston Bruins of a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8268431df9594286ac5c4a0212fd95ae/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (16) is congratulated after scoring a goal during the third period of Game 2 against the Boston Bruins of a second-round series of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)