CHICAGO - Aaron Ekblad had a big goal for the Florida Panthers, and then it was gone. Same for Vladimir Tarasenko in St. Louis last week. Andrew Shaw of the Chicago Blackhawks and Derick Brassard of the New York Rangers got to keep their clutch scores.
The breakout star of the first round of the NHL playoffs is the coach’s challenge, and it seems as if no one is quite sure how they feel about that.
There were a couple more on Sunday, including an offside ruling that negated Ekblad’s goal in the second period of Florida’s 4-3 overtime loss at the New York Islanders.