Ekblad is the second-longest tenured Panthers player behind captain Aleksander Barkov. Selected by Florida with the No. 1 ...

Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad is facing another suspension ... It’s a phone hearing with the Department of Player Safety, so he’s ineligible to be suspended for longer than five games.

Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games for his hit on Lightning forward Brandon Hagel in the Panthers’ Game 4 win, the NHL Department of Player Safety announced Tuesday evening. Ekblad will ...

Aaron Ekblad was suspended two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday. His suspension began for the Florida Panthers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended two games ... After reviewing the play, the NHL Department of Player Safety reviewed the hit and suspended Ekblad for two games.

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad's hit that knocked Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel out of Game 4 wasn't penalized by the referees. But the NHL Department of Player Safety had ...

The NHL has suspended Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad for two games following ... However, while NHL Player Safety fined Mikkola $50,000 for the hit, it did not suspend him any games.

The Florida Panthers are without Aaron Ekblad again. Ekblad ... was suspended two games by the NHL Department of Player Safety on Tuesday for his controversial hit in Game 4 against Tampa Bay.

After two subpar games in Edmonton, the Panthers No. 1 defenseman delivered a performance physical, skilled and smart at home ...

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 ...