FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Aleksander Barkov is questionable to play for the Florida Panthers 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).

Almost nothing is going right for the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, as they trail the rival Florida Panthers 2-0 with the first-round series now moving south t

Florida on Thursday held its own during the time it played without Barkov. The Panthers held the Lightning to just three shots on goal in the third period, including just two in that 10-plus minute stretch with Barkov sidelined to keep the game at 1-0 until Sam Bennett sealed the game with an empty-netter with 3.4 seconds left in regulation.