Early goals from Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad set the tone in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals.

Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer (10) hugs defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) after winning Game 4 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday ...

Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Aaron Ekblad shrugged it off ... followed by linemate A.J. Greer skating in with a harder shove. That had officials stepping in a final time after the horn to intervene in ...

The reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers said all the right things in turning down the temperature from the scrap.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, three Florida defensemen scored and the Panthers routed the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-1 on ...

The NHL Department of Player Safety handed Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad a two-game suspension for elbowing Lightning forward Brandon Hagel. About halfway through the second period, Ekblad ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting ... opener of their Eastern Conference final series. A.J. Greer added a goal by finishing off a perfect 2-on ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting ... opener of their Eastern Conference final series. A.J. Greer added a goal by finishing off a perfect 2-on ...