Ekblad suffered concussion on Dumont hit

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Gabriel Dumont's hit on Aaron Ekblad gave the star defenseman a concussion, Florida Panthers head coach Tom Rowe confirmed postgame Saturday.

Ekblad's head hit the glass after Dumont hit him early in the second period Saturday night. The Panthers blue-liner left the game and was later ruled out for the rest of the contest.

It's the third concussion and fourth significant injury in the 21-year-old's career.

A whiplash diagnosis ended his World Cup of Hockey in the fall, and he sustained a pair of previous concussions - one coming on a hit by Edmonton Oilers forward Matt Hendricks last January, and the other suffered in a pre-tournament game with Canada's world junior squad in 2014.

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