On Sunday, Florida sent blueliner Tobias Bjornfot to the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers following Aaron Ekblad’s return from injury ...

The 34-year-old Kulikov has handled top-four minutes for much of the season, and he's playing an even larger role since Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed) is out. Kulikov has produced nine points ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (upper body) is good to go for Saturday's game against the San Jose Sharks. After missing eight of the last nine games, Ekblad came through Friday's practice ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (7 ... defenseman depth since it was going to be without key players Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour early in the season as they both recovered from ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) passes the puck to teammate ... partners on Florida’s top pairing, including Dmitry Kulikov, Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brandon Montour.

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (undisclosed ... so he should be ready for a comeback soon. On Saturday, Dmitry Kulikov will continue to operate on the first defensive pairing, while ...