Panthers' Aaron Ekblad: Sets up empty-netter ...

A crucial piece on the blue line, Ekblad, despite missing time due to his injury, still leads Florida’s defensemen in both ...

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the ...

The Panthers, who have won four of their last six, erased an early one-goal deficit with six unanswered goals to coast past ...

During the past three seasons, Forsling and Ekblad are one of 13 defense pairings who have played more than 2,000 minutes together at 5-on-5. Among those 13 defense pairings, Forsling and Ekblad are ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) passes the puck to teammate Gustav Forsling (42) as St. Louis Blues center Jordan Kyrou (25) defends during the third period of an NHL game at Amerant ...

One of each in return ...

Good to go against Sharks ...

Ekblad was on the top pairing during the practice session, which is a good sign that he's close to a return. If he can't play Saturday, the Panthers are in action again Sunday versus the Golden ...

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 ...