One play in particular stood out among some fans. Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was seen delivering a rather vicious elbow straight to the head of an unsuspecting Jackson Blake, though Ekblad was ...

The Carolina Hurricanes dropped the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final to the Florida Panthers in a 5-2 drumming Tuesday night at Lenovo Center.

The Panthers scored two goals in the first period against a Hurricanes team that allowed just three goals in the final three games of the second round.

The Carolina Hurricanes lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final (ECF), 5-2, to the Florida Panthers to go down 1-0 in the ...

Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers beat the Carolina ...

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

Bolstered by a pair of power-play goals, the Florida Panthers cruised to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final at Lenovo Center on Tuesday.

Ekblad made it a 2-0 game after Jordan Staal attempted to stick handle and lost control of the puck in his own zone. Evan Rodrigues scooped up the loose puck and found Ekblad, who snapped a shot from ...