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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad knocked Brandon Hagel out of Game 4 with an unpenalized high hit in the Tampa Bay Lightning forward's return from a one-game suspension, Then Ekblad played ...

Ekblad will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for elbowing Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel (upper body) on Monday. Ekblad didn't receive a penalty on the play, but he ...

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. -- - Aaron Ekblad shrugged it off ... followed by linemate A.J. Greer skating in with a harder shove. It could offer a reminder to the Hurricanes to avoid unnecessary scraps when ...