Panthers forward Sam Reinhart could find himself in hot water with the NHL after he was ejected for a dirty hit.

Florida Panthers star Sam Reinhart was ejected from Saturday’s 3–0 win over the Anaheim Ducks after delivering a knee-on-knee hit to Isac Lundestrom late in the first period.

Sam Reinhart snapped a three-game goal drought and the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night.

During a game on Saturday between the Florida Panthers and Anaheim Ducks, Panthers forward Sam Reinhart was given a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for kneeing Ducks forward Isac Lundestrom.

Florida, on the shoulders of an excellent game by goalie Spencer Knight, defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks by a 3-0 final score. It was a strong 60-minute effort by Florida, especially when taking into account that they played more than two periods without Sam Reinhart,

The Los Angeles Kings are in town and have practically owned the Florida Panthers over the last several seasons. Just last Wednesday, the Kings scored twice in the third to squeeze out a 2-1 win in Los Angeles.

An ugly situation in sunny Florida has left one player injured and resulted in another being thrown out of the game. On Saturday night, during a clash between the Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers, Ducks forward Isac Lundestrom suffered a fairly serious looking injury late in the first period when he was on the receiving end

Reinhart scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Ducks.

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The Panthers have eight players total slated to participate in the tournament: Four for Finland (Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola), two for Canada (Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett), one for the United States (Matthew Tkachuk) and one for Sweden (Gustav Forsling).

Barkov has been named team captain for Finland’s squad that will take part in next month’s 4 Nations Face-Off. “It's a huge honor,” Barkov said Thursday, following the announcement. “I'm really thankful for that opportunity to be a captain of the national team, and can't wait to can't wait to get going in the tournament.”

The Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers could each use at least another forward before the NHL trade deadline. What are their main and secondary needs?