Panthers Superstar is set to return next game

After missing eight games with a lower-body injury, Aleksander Barkov is back in the lineup for Tuesday's game against the St. Louis Blues.

Gustav Forsling is also back.

Barkov has been out since Nov. 16 after being kneed by New York Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield.

Without their leader, the Panthers went 6-2.

Barkov has 17 points in 15 games while playing roughly 21 minutes each game.

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