It was a historic day for Aleksander Barkov, who assisted in a goal to become the all-time leader in points in the Florida Panthers' NHL history. Barkov assisted in the second period for the third goal to reach this feat.Florida Panthers@FlaPanthersYour new franchise all-time leader in points.Your Captain, Aleksander Barkov.1438273Your new franchise all-time leader in points.Your Captain, Aleksander Barkov. https://t.co/An50XslOYIThe game saw great competition, but the Panthers overcame the Detroit Red Wings to get a crucial win. Goals started pouring in the first period as the Panthers scored twice in 12 minutes to lead 2-0. The second period saw better defensive gameplay from both teams and had only one goal.The third period saw the Red Wings score one goal to cut the deficit. The contest remained tight until the dying moments when the Panthers scored two more to win the game 5-2.The assist from Aleksander Barkov became the highlight of the game as he became the leader in points for the team. NHL Twitter also reacted happily to it and congratulated the player.Here are a few such tweets.Florida Panthers@FlaPanthersALL RISE FOR ALEKSANDER BARKOV 🗣️🗣️🗣️756139ALL RISE FOR ALEKSANDER BARKOV 🗣️🗣️🗣️ https://t.co/w4wnxQRSFcNHL Public Relations@PR_NHLAleksander Barkov had an assist to become the franchise’s all-time points leader and help the @FlaPanthers (36-27-7, 79 points) leapfrog Pittsburgh for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.#NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up…14424Aleksander Barkov had an assist to become the franchise’s all-time points leader and help the @FlaPanthers (36-27-7, 79 points) leapfrog Pittsburgh for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.#NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/live-up… https://t.co/mHlYxW7u0VDavid R@David954FLA614 points and many more to go.. Aleksander Barkov, your all time leading Point scorer. #TimeToHunt798614 points and many more to go.. Aleksander Barkov, your all time leading Point scorer. #TimeToHunt https://t.co/9an8sDMnEsKirby Lupul@KJ_LupsCongratulations Aleksander Barkov 🏼 All time franchise leader in points 🏻 The assist on Forsling goal embodies how Barkov has played his entire career in Florida Barky !374Congratulations Aleksander Barkov 👏🏼 All time franchise leader in points 🙌🏻 The assist on Forsling goal embodies how Barkov has played his entire career in Florida 😌 Barky ! https://t.co/FtcacPWQyOMood: 🦉@EkInOvisOfficeIt is a privilege to watch Aleksander Barkov play for my favorite hockey team2It is a privilege to watch Aleksander Barkov play for my favorite hockey teamEthan Budowsky@ethanbudowskyAleksander Barkov 1Aleksander Barkov ❤️Lex the Contemporary☃️ 614🔥@TheOmniPrincess@FlaPanthers I will not cry I will not cry-17@FlaPanthers I will not cry I will not cry- https://t.co/XeOZySCEpAJazmine@Jazmine_Haleyyy@FlaPanthers Congrats!! The best captain!! #TimeToHunt2@FlaPanthers Congrats!! The best captain!! #TimeToHuntsof • cats ambassador@FlaKitties@FlaPanthers oh no im crying about him, again. @FlaPanthers oh no im crying about him, again. 😭💕MKCAnon@HerbJoh80970332@FlaPanthers Congratulations Barky!1@FlaPanthers Congratulations Barky!Leferbe@Leferbe@FlaPanthers Privileged to watch that guy live for the last 10 years! Panthers fan and STH for life!!2@FlaPanthers Privileged to watch that guy live for the last 10 years! Panthers fan and STH for life!!How has Aleksander Barkov performed in his career?Florida Panthers v Washington CapitalsThe 27-year-old started his NHL journey with the Florida Panthers in the 2012-13 season. Barkov has played 652 games, averaging 20 minutes on the ice. He has scored 238 goals and has 376 assists to his name. He has been a consistent performer all these seasons.In 56 games this season, he has scored 18 goals, including five game-winning goals at a shooting percentage of 10.3.What's next for Aleksander Barkov and the Florida Panthers?Barkov has done well in the last five games with eight goal contributions. He will look to contribute similarly, helping his team do well in the upcoming games. His role has become more crucial as the Panthers fight for the playoffs.For the Panthers, the situation is better as they are placed fourth in the Atlantic Division with 79 points, six clear of the fifth-placed Ottawa Senators. They have won four of their last five games and have the momentum to benefit from. Moreover, the Panthers have scored more than three goals per game in their previous five games.The Panthers are scheduled to play strong teams after the Philadelphia Flyers game on March 21. It will be interesting to see how they approach those games.