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.

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

The NHL playoffs have already provided a fair share of players reaching another level, but for some high-profile names, the spotlight's not flattering.

The Toronto Maple Leafs look to take a commanding 2-0 series lead as they play host to the Florida Panthers in Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Going back to the start of the 2023 playoffs, no goalie has more wins, saves or shutouts than Bobrovsky — who backstopped Florida to the Stanley Cup Final in 2023, then to the Cup title last year and now has the Panthers in essentially a best-of-three series for a spot in this season's Eastern Conference finals.

When the shot came, Sergei Bobrovsky was ready. It didn't matter what had happened in Game 1 or Game 2, didn't matter what had happened in the first period or last season's Stanley Cup Playoffs. This was the moment.