Florida Panthers Lose Another Key Player to Injury, Brad Marchand Helped Off Ice
The Florida Panthers injury situation got worse on Tuesday night when Brad Marchand had to be helped off the ice after appearing to sustain an injury to his left knee.
Marchand, playing in just his second game since March, drove the net and got caught by the stick of Los Angeles defenseman Brandt Clarke.
Marchand went down, with his left leg getting caught underneath him as he crashed into the cage.
After a few moments down on the ice as he was being treated by the team’s medical staff, Marchand was helped off the ice by Brady Tkachuk and Niko Mikkola without putting any weight on his left leg.
Clark was hit with a 4-minute double-minor for high sticking in the 1-1 game.
Marchand had been out since the Panthers shut him down with a core injury on March 6; he had surgery in August and returned to the lineup on Sunday night in Anaheim.
The Panthers also lost captain Sasha Barkov to a suspected left knee injury last Thursday night against the San Jose Sharks.
Coach Paul Maurice said Tuesday that Barkov should be back in 6-8 weeks.
ON DECK: GAME No. 5
HOME OPENER
MINNESOTA WILD at FLORIDA PANTHERS
- When: Saturday, 6 p.m.
- Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise
- Local TV: Scripps Sports — WSFL 39 (Miami/FtL); WHDT 9 (WPB); LAFF 36.3 (SW Fla)
- Streaming: Panthers+, ESPN+
- Radio: WQAM; WBZT 1230-AM (Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); SiriusXM. Radio Streaming: SiriusXM, NHL App
- Last Season: Tied 1-1
- This Season — At Minnesota: Jan. 14. At Florida: Saturday.
- All-time Regular Season Series: Minnesota leads 22-10-3, 1 tie
- Up Next for the Panthers: Monday at Buffalo Sabres, 1 p.m.
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