When Nate Schmidt got bought out by the Winnipeg Jets, the first place he circled to were the Florida Panthers. Not only did ...

Also, Dmitry Kulikov took Ekblad’s spot on the Panthers’ top defense pairing with Gustav Forsling. Uvis Balinskis or Nate Schmidt will most likely take on Ekblad’s role on Florida’s top ...

with Dmitry Kulikov moving to the first defensive pairing. Uvis Balinskis logs time on the first power-play unit with Ekblad out, while Nate Schmidt also gets increased usage with the man advantage.

Mackie Samoskevich, Evan Rodrigues, Nate Schmidt and former Jets defenseman Dmitry Kulikov each scored a goal for the Panthers, who snapped a two-game skid. The teams will reconvene on Tuesday in ...