Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov is playing in Game 3, less than 48 hours after he was forced out of Thursday's game by a hard hit.

Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov played in Game 3 of the first round against Tampa Bay on Saturday after missing the end of Game 2 due to injury.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Aleksander Barkov is in the Florida Panthers lineup 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).