Ekblad missed Thursday's practice due to an undisclosed injury and could be at risk of missing Friday's game against the Red Wings, Harvey Fialkov of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. The red-hot rookie blueliner, who has produced three goals and four assists over his last five games, seems to have endured his first road bump of the season, as it sounds like he may have sustained some sort of ailment in Monday's loss to the Blues. Both the extent and nature of the injury remain shrouded in mystery, but expect the Panthers to shine more light on the situation following Friday's morning skate. In any event, the team seems to be preparing for Ekblad to miss his first game of the season, as Shane O'Brien was recalled from AHL San Antonio after Thursday's practice.