Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (lower body) and defenseman Aaron Ekblad (lower body) are both expected to return to the lineup for Tuesday's pivotal game against the Boston Bruins.

After missing each of the last seven games, top-pair defenseman Aaron Ekblad will return to ... 27 assists), while Aleksander Barkov is third in points (39) and has dished out a team-high 28 ...

Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored for the Sharks (14-32-6), who have lost six straight and nine of ten. Alexandar Georgiev allowed four goals on 15 shots before being pulled early in the second period ...

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.

Aleksander Barkov #16, Gustav Forsling #42, Anton Lundell #15, Aaron Ekblad #5 and Matthew Tkachuk #19 of the Florida Panthers arrives at the arena ahead of the 2024 NHL Global Series Finland game ...

Ekblad did not travel with the team and therefore ... “It’s going to be fun, for sure,” Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said. “It’s not the most typical place to hold a Winter Classic ...

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.

The Florida Panthers are set to bolster their blue line with the return of defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who has missed the past seven games due to an upper-body injury. At Panthers’ practice Friday ...