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Carolina Hurricanes' Shayne Gostisbehere (4) hits Florida Panthers' Brad Marchand, left, during an altercation at the third period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
AARON BEARD
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Ekblad shrugged it off. Paul Maurice called it “somebody else’s problem,” while casually taking a drink from a cup.
Roughly 12 hours had passed since Florida’s Brad Marchand and Carolina’s Shayne Gostisbehere locked up in a punch-throwing tussle during the Panthers’ Game 1 win in the Eastern Conference final, ending with Marchand being escorted to the locker room tunnel while barking back toward center ice.