The NHL ruled Ekblad threw a direct blow to Brandon Hagel’s head with an extended elbow, causing him to leave the game with ...

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel, in his return from suspension, left after a high hit from Aaron Ekblad. Ekblad ...

The defenseman will be eligible to play Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Second Round against the Toronto Maple Leafs at ...

Aaron Ekblad is set to return to the Florida Panthers lineup ... again.

Ekblad has served his two-game suspension and will be eligible to play in Game 2 against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Ekblad has appeared in just two of the Panthers' last 24 games due to a pair of ...

The Panthers have a chance to eliminate the Lightning on Wednesday night but they’ll be doing so without defenseman Aaron ...

With the Lightning ahead 2-1 on the scoreboard and looking to sweep both road games just like the Panthers did in Tampa, coach Jon Cooper's squad needed to finish off the final 3:47 to bring the ...

The Lightning forward expected retribution for his Game 2 hit on Aleksander Barkov, but Aaron Ekblad targeting his head was ...

Teams that lead 3-1 in a best-of-7 series have an all-time series record of 317-32 (.908). The Lightning are 16-13 all-time ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs took a 1-0 series lead over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Monday, but the ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended for elbowing Brandon Hagel in the head, but he wasn't penalized when ...

Brandon Hagel just completed the first season of his eight-year, $52,000,000 contract extension signed with the Lightning in ...