Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers Face Aaron Ekblad on Tuesday in Sunrise

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad meets the media after his team’s practice in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.

The Panthers play host to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday; Florida is coming off a 5-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.

Against Calgary, Florida led 2-0 early only to see the Flames score the next four goals — then add an empty-netter with 1:03 remaining for the comeback win.

Evan Rodrigues, Sam Bennett, and Brad Marchand each scored for Florida; Daniil Tarasov made 29 saves.

Florida has lost three straight at home.

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