Oilers' Hendricks slams Panthers' Ekblad into boards

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers exchanged big hits on star players Sunday night.

Oilers forward Matt Hendricks drilled Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad into the boards from behind in the third period, forcing the blue-liner to briefly lose his helmet:

No penalty was called on the play, and Ekblad left the game before returning several minutes later.

The hit came after Panthers defenseman Erik Gudbranson leveled Oilers forward Taylor Hall earlier in the game.