Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov will continue to be evaluated before his status for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final is determined.

Barkov didn't play the final 9:28 of Monday's Game 2 after taking a high hit from Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl.

Panthers head coach Paul Maurice had no postgame update on Barkov, but noted Tuesday that the Selke Trophy winner needs more time to recover.

"It wasn't worse, so that's good for us. The real update will come tomorrow," Maurice said, per Florida Hockey Now's Colby Guy.

Maurice added: "We had some things to get looked at today, they got that and there's nothing sinister there, but you got to give it another 24 hours to make sure he's feeling strong and effective. If he continues to progress, he'll be a player for us."

Draisaitl received a two-minute minor for roughing on the play and won't face supplemental discipline, according to Sportsnet.

When pressed for his feelings on the hit, Maurice responded with some of his patented dry humor.

"This isn't 'The Oprah Winfrey Show,'" he said. "My feelings don't matter."

Draisaitl explained his perspective of the hit.

"I don't think that's frustration," he said, per The Athletic's Daniel Nugent-Bowman. "It was just a hit. I don't think there's anything dirty about it. Maybe I got him a little high. Certainly not with intent to injure, though, or anything like that."

Draisaitl has never been suspended in his 10-year NHL career. He's been fined twice, though: for spearing in 2017 and for tripping in 2023.

Barkov has recorded 19 points in 19 games this postseason. The 2024 Selke Trophy winner has also played a key role in neutralizing the opponent's top lines.

"You never want to see your captain go down," Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues said.

The Panthers won Monday's contest 4-1 to take a 2-0 series lead.

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Edmonton Oilers winger Warren Foegele received a five-minute major and game misconduct for kneeing Florida Panthers forward Eetu Luostarinen in Monday's Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Luostarinen briefly left the game but returned shortly thereafter.

After producing his first career 20-goal season, Foegele has been in and out of the lineup for Edmonton in the playoffs, managing three points in 17 games. He's never been suspended in his seven-year NHL career.

Not only did the Panthers fail to score on their five-minute power play, but they took a penalty of their own and allowed the Oilers to open the scoring at four-on-four.

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Dallas Stars architect Jim Nill won the 2024 Jim Gregory General Manager of the Year Award on Monday for the second consecutive season.

The award is voted on by NHL GMs, a panel of league executives, and print and broadcast media after Round 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Nill beat out Florida Panthers GM Bill Zito and Vancouver Canucks GM Patrik Allvin for the honor. Here are the full voting results:

*No longer with club

Nill is the second repeat winner of the award since its creation in 2009-2010. New York Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello won in 2020 and 2021.

The Stars finished first in the Western Conference during the regular season before being ousted by the Edmonton Oilers in the conference finals.

Nill has largely built the Stars through the draft during his 11 years in Dallas, producing homegrown talent such as Miro Heiskanen, Jason Robertson, Roope Hintz, Jake Oettinger, Thomas Harley, Wyatt Johnston, and Logan Stankoven. He also made a handful of key additions over the past year: Matt Duchene was arguably the league's best free-agent signing, and Chris Tanev was one of the most impactful trade deadline pickups.

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