A crucial piece on the blue line, Ekblad, despite missing time due to his injury, still leads Florida’s defensemen in both assists (18) and points (20). He also ranks third in hits (59) and blocked ...

The Panthers, who have won four of their last six, erased an early one-goal deficit with six unanswered goals to coast past ...

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two ...

The Panthers have won eight of their past 11 games and enter the league’s two-week break with a cushion atop the Atlantic Division.

The Florida Panthers continue to navigate the second ... the team announced that defender Aaron Ekblad will miss at least the next two games as he recovers from an undisclosed injury.

Ekblad (upper body) skated before Monday's practice and felt better than he thought he would, per Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official ... will return during Florida's four-game road trip.

“We’re still learning about him,” head coach Paul Maurice said of Bjornfot, who’s averaging 13:46 of ice time per game. “I can give you some of his characteristics, but I don’t know if I can truly ...

With Ekblad out, it looks like he is going to get the chance to continue to play. On Saturday, paired with Uvis Balinskis, Bjornfot played 11:54 on 17 shifts. He played 15:29 against the Avs.

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Defenseman ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night.