Aaron Ekblad scores in return from injury in the Panthers' 7-2 victory over the Sharks

— 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.
Jan 26, 2025, 01:13 am - AP
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1st PeriodFLASJ
5:47Nate Schmidt (4)
Unassisted
10
6:50Cody Ceci (4)
Assists: Jake Walman (22)
11
7:22Will Smith (8)
Assists: Mario Ferraro (6), Fabian Zetterlund (18)
12
14:27Sam Bennett (15)
Assists: A.J. Greer (7), Niko Mikkola (12)
22
17:08Aaron Ekblad (3)
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (28)
32
2nd PeriodFLASJ
3:01A.J. Greer (5)
Assists: Tomas Nosek (8)
42
5:35Matthew Tkachuk (15) (Power Play)
Assists: Aleksander Barkov (29), Aaron Ekblad (19)
52
13:07Jesper Boqvist (12)
Assists: Anton Lundell (21), Carter Verhaeghe (24)
62
16:25Sam Reinhart (29)
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (29), Aleksander Barkov (30)
72
3rd Period
No Goals Scored

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Marc-Edouard Vlasic Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  • Scott Sabourin hit Nate Schmidt
  • Scott Sabourin hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Luke Kunin Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Cody Ceci hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Giveaway by Tyler Toffoli
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Alexander Wennberg Wrap-around Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Barclay Goodrow hit Tomas Nosek
  • Walker Duehr hit Niko Mikkola
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Jake Walman Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Fabian Zetterlund Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Cody Ceci Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Jake Walman (22)
  • Will Smith faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Will Smith Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Mario Ferraro (6), Fabian Zetterlund (18)
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Nikolai Kovalenko hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg
  • Mario Ferraro hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Walker Duehr hit Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Walker Duehr
  • Macklin Celebrini Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
  • Jesper Boqvist shot blocked by Will Smith
  • Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by William Eklund
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Macklin Celebrini
  • Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Will Smith
  • Nate Schmidt shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
  • Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • William Eklund Backhand Wide Left
  • Will Smith Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Nikolai Kovalenko
  • Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Will Smith faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Mario Ferraro Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Fabian Zetterlund Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • William Eklund Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Cody Ceci Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Barclay Goodrow hit Tomas Nosek
  • Giveaway by Timothy Liljegren
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Jake Walman hit Sam Bennett
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Fabian Zetterlund
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Cody Ceci
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Tyler Toffoli Slashing against Carter Verhaeghe
  • A.J. Greer shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Macklin Celebrini Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Jake Walman
  • Tyler Toffoli faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Tyler Toffoli
  • Mario Ferraro Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Nikolai Kovalenko Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Mario Ferraro
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Timothy Liljegren Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Walman hit Sam Reinhart
  • Luke Kunin hit Niko Mikkola
  • Walker Duehr hit Tomas Nosek
  • Marc-Edouard Vlasic hit Tomas Nosek
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Fabian Zetterlund hit Mackie Samoskevich
  • Luke Kunin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mario Ferraro Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Jake Walman Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Will Smith Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by William Eklund
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Macklin Celebrini Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Luke Kunin hit A.J. Greer
  • Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
  • William Eklund hit Nate Schmidt
  • Giveaway by Fabian Zetterlund
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Alexander Wennberg hit Niko Mikkola
  • Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Barclay Goodrow hit Tomas Nosek
  • Timothy Liljegren hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Henry Thrun shot blocked by Nikolai Kovalenko
  • Luke Kunin faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Fabian Zetterlund hit Nate Schmidt
  • Takeaway by Henry Thrun
  • Mikael Granlund faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
  • Eetu Luostarinen shot blocked by William Eklund
  • Cody Ceci Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Timothy Liljegren Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Alexander Wennberg hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Takeaway by Alexander Wennberg
  • Macklin Celebrini faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Mikael Granlund Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Tyler Toffoli Backhand Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Will Smith
  • Giveaway by Alexander Wennberg
  • Uvis Balinskis shot blocked by Scott Sabourin
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Jake Walman
  • Mackie Samoskevich hit Cody Ceci
  • Icing
  • A.J. Greer hit Cody Ceci
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich
  • Gustav Forsling Snap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Icing
  • Henry Thrun shot blocked by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Nate Schmidt Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: none
  • Giveaway by A.J. Greer
  • Puck in Benches
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Mario Ferraro shot blocked by Mackie Samoskevich
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Matthew Tkachuk Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Sam Reinhart Poke Hit Left Post
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Nikolai Kovalenko
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • On-Ice Official
  • Icing
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Anton Lundell hit Mario Ferraro
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Luke Kunin
  • A.J. Greer hit Henry Thrun
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Sam Bennett Goal (15) Deflected, assists: A.J. Greer (7), Niko Mikkola (12)
  • Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
  • Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Anton Lundell Tip-In saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • A.J. Greer Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • A.J. Greer Backhand saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Tomas Nosek hit Henry Thrun
  • Aaron Ekblad Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (28)
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
  • Sam Bennett hit Mario Ferraro
  • Nate Schmidt Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Puck in Netting
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Mikael Granlund
  • Dmitry Kulikov hit Fabian Zetterlund
  • Icing
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot saved by Alexandar Georgiev
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Will Smith
  • Anton Lundell hit Henry Thrun
  • A.J. Greer Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Tomas Nosek (8)
  • Off-side
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Henry Thrun
  • Icing
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Macklin Celebrini
  • Carter Verhaeghe faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Matthew Tkachuk Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Aleksander Barkov (29), Aaron Ekblad (19)
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Marc-Edouard Vlasic
  • Tomas Nosek Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Puck in Benches
  • Hand Pass
  • Mikael Granlund shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • High Stick
  • Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Walker Duehr
  • Tomas Nosek Tip-In Wide Left
  • Icing
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Will Smith
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jesper Boqvist Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Anton Lundell (21), Carter Verhaeghe (24)
  • Sam Bennett Slap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Mackie Samoskevich Tip-In Wide Right
  • Anton Lundell Backhand saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Anton Lundell Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Sam Reinhart Goal (29) Backhand, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (29), Aleksander Barkov (30)
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Uvis Balinskis hit William Eklund
  • Icing
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • A.J. Greer hit Henry Thrun
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Jake Walman shot blocked by Uvis Balinskis
  • Nate Schmidt Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
  • Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe
  • Macklin Celebrini shot blocked by Jesper Boqvist
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Macklin Celebrini
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Mario Ferraro
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Off-side
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Giveaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Aleksander Barkov Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Uvis Balinskis Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Uvis Balinskis hit Nikolai Kovalenko
  • Nate Schmidt Backhand saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Luke Kunin shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Icing
  • Off-side
  • Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Scott Sabourin shot blocked by Nate Schmidt
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Sam Bennett
  • Mackie Samoskevich Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Takeaway by Nate Schmidt
  • Hand Pass
  • Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Will Smith
  • Icing
  • Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Walker Duehr
  • Puck in Benches
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Luke Kunin
  • Niko Mikkola Slashing against Nikolai Kovalenko
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Uvis Balinskis Snap Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Uvis Balinskis Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Niko Mikkola Wrist Shot saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Jesper Boqvist Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jesper Boqvist Poke saved by Yaroslav Askarov
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Icing
  • Tomas Nosek faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
  • Hand Pass
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
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