The matter is settled: we can already award Aleksander Barkov the “Pass of the Year”.
The Florida Panthers center pulled off a breathtaking move against the New York Rangers on Monday evening, setting up Sam Reinhart's 43rd goal of the season.
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Barkov juggled the puck in the air to get past K'Andre Miller before passing it to his teammate as it fell. The impressed Reinhart had no trouble scoring thanks to this perfect performance from his captain. Stunning. Watch the video above.
The two friends got a taste for it when they teamed up again in that second half, just under three minutes later. This time Barkov found Reinhart at the top of the slot.
Florida won 4-2 thanks to goals from Ryan Lomberg and Anton Lundell (empty net) in the third period. Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider responded each time on the power play.