Panthers' Aleksander Barkov week-to-week, won't need surgery

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov is week-to-week but will not require surgery for a lower-body injury sustained in Tuesday night's 6-1 win against the New York Islanders.

Interim head coach Andrew Brunette updated the 26-year-old center's condition following a knee-to-knee hit from Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield.

"Could've been worse. We'll deal with it as we go," Brunette said Wednesday. "No surgery. We'