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Ekblad set to return after missing 4 games with concussion

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Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad will be back in the lineup Tuesday versus the Carolina Hurricanes after missing four games with a concussion, head coach Tom Rowe told George Richards of The Miami Herald.

The 21-year-old was injured on a high hit March 11 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, and suffered the third concussion of his young career.

The Panthers currently sit eight points out of the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with 11 games left on their schedule

In 67 games this season, Ekblad has recorded 10 goals and 11 assists while averaging 21:30 of ice time.

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