The host Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-0, to even their second-round playoff series on Sunday night.

"Eat s*** 51st state anti-semite loser. Israel now and forever. Until ever (sic) last Hamas rat is eliminated,” read a post on the now-deleted X account to Cifu, the team's vice chairman and a longtime Palm Beach County resident.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Hockey League announced on Tuesday that a minority owner of the Florida Panthers has been suspended due to his social media activity. Doug Cifu

Douglas Cifu, vice chairman, partner and alternate governor of the Panthers, appears to have made the comments while arguing with a fan.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Florida Panthers in Game 4 of this NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup on Sunday at Amerant Bank Arena.

The NHL suspended a minority owner of the Florida Panthers on Tuesday for his recent "unacceptable and inappropriate" posts on social media.

The Florida Panthers will be home on Sunday evening, May 11, and will try to even their NHL Eastern Conference series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Toronto Maple Leafs tangle with the Florida Panthers for Game 4 in their Eastern Conference semifinals series Sunday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the second-round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Friday, May 9, 2025.

Depending on what happens in Game 5, the Panthers will enter Game 6 at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday either trying to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Final for the third consecutive season or trying to survive and force a decisive Game 7 back in Toronto. Either way, it’ll be a massive game.