The NHL’s salary cap is set to rise steeply — and that’s a boon for a Florida Panthers that already has most of its core signed long-term.

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 ...

After missing each of the last seven games, top-pair defenseman Aaron Ekblad will return to the blue line for the Florida ...

Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored for the Sharks (14-32-6), who have lost six straight and nine of ten. Alexandar Georgiev ...

After splitting the first half of a four-game west coa​​st road trip with a win 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday and ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) scores his first goal of the season with an assist by Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett ... made on either Aaron Ekblad or Niko Mikkola after ...

Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored in the Sharks' 7-2 loss to Panthers, who got goals from seven players in handing San Jose its sixth straight loss Saturday.

Lindros was one of many stars in attendance this year, joined by names such as Aaron Ekblad, Sam Bennett and Chris Kreider. The fact that Dominic Moore is the one behind the event helps attract ...

(AP) — Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist ... Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, and Nate Schmidt, Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer, Jesper Boqvist and Sam Reinhart also scored.

(AP) Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in ... Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, and Nate Schmidt, Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer, Jesper Boqvist and Sam Reinhart also scored.

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- - Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night.