And when the Panthers routed the Maple Leafs 6-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena — a game in which Florida was 66 seconds from a second consecutive shutout and a game that had the home crowd booing its team by the second intermission? Status quo.

Florida Panthers official Douglas Cifu blasted a Maple Leafs fan, taking shots at Canada, making incendiary comments on the Israel-Palestine war.

The Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers are playing like they're intended to show that 2024 was no fluke. The Oilers eliminated the Vegas Golden Knights Wednesday night on the strength of a 1-0 overtime victory to take their series 4-1.

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

The NHL has suspended Florida Panthers vice chairman and alternate governor Doug Cifu from any involvement with the team or the league.

Scripps Sports has four teams within its NHL broadcast inventory as the Tampa Bay Lightning join the Florida Panthers, Utah Mammoth and Vegas Golden Knights.

The Florida Panthers made it a 3-2 series with a thrashing of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Edmonton Oilers closed out the series against the Las Vegas Golden Knights with an overtime win. After Wednesday's results, here's a look at the upcoming schedule for the NHL Playoffs.

After a calamitous start to the first-round series against the Los Angeles Kings, Skinner was pulled in favor of Calvin Pickard, who led the Oilers to five straight postseason wins. When Pickard got hurt in Game 2 against the Golden Knights, Skinner got a second chance, and he's made the most of it.