FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida captain Aleksander Barkov needed to be helped off the ice after appearing to sustain an injury to his right leg during the first full training camp practice of the season for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions on Thursday.

There was no immediate word on the extent of the injury. Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Barkov was getting further evaluation Thursday.

“I'll have a better answer for you tomorrow,” Maurice said.

The Panthers have been in camp for a week — they've even made one round of cuts already, paring what was a 72-person roster down to 55 — but Thursday was the first day that most of the veterans were expected to participate.

It was not clear what exactly happened to Barkov. He wasn't able to skate off under his own power when h

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