With high-profile coaches Mike Sullivan and Rick Tocchet up for grabs, the NHL coaching scene is in complete upheaval.

The matchup between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New Jersey Devils was a testament to the unpredictability and excitement of the playoffs. After regulation and overtime failed to produce a winner, ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two playoff games for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward ...

No penalty was called when Ekblad hit Hagel in the chin with his right elbow and forearm with just under nine minutes left in ...

NHL Player Safety announced Tuesday that Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for two games for elbowing Lightning forward Brandon ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was suspended for two games for his elbow to the head of Tampa Bay Lightning forward ...

The Tampa Bay forward remains sidelined by Aaron Ekblad’s hit in Game 4. The Florida defenseman is suspended for two games.

After a 4-2 loss in Game 4, the Tampa Bay Lightning return home trailing the Florida Panthers 3-1 in the series, staring down ...

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended two games for elbowing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel ...

The NHL Player Safety has made a decision on Florida Panthers defenseman and it could change things in the series ...

Ekblad's high hit on Hagel occurred midway through the second period of Game 4, with just under nine minutes remaining. Despite the force of the blow, which sent Hagel to the locker room, no penalty ...

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