Aleksander Barkov was helped off the ice Thursday, the Florida Panthers captain favoring his right leg.

"It will get looked at today," coach Paul Maurice said at Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale. "I will have a better answer for you tomorrow."

Thursday was the first time Panthers veterans practiced on the ice. Maurice had them working out away from it for the first week of training camp.

It's the latest injury for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, who open their season at home against the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 7 (5 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, TVAS).

The Panthers are already going to start the season without top forward Matthew Tkachuk (lower body) and fourth-line center Tomas Nosek because of what general manager Bill Zito called a "long-term injury."

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