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Florida Panthers official Douglas Cifu blasted a Maple Leafs fan after the Panthers evened their Stanley Cup series, taking shots at Canada, making incendiary comments on the Israel-Palestine war.
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The Stars and Jets will be back at it on Tuesday in Game 4 in Dallas. The Panthers defended home ice for the second game in a row. Florida received goals from Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett as well as 22 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky to move level with the Maple Leafs.
Matthew Tkachuk received a response from William Nylander after sending him a warning following Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Sergei Bobrovsky gave up five goals in Game 1 against Toronto. Gave up four more in Game 2. Gave up four again in Game 3. Those numbers aren’t great.
Toronto sent the game to overtime with a third-period equalizer, but the Panthers rebounded and picked up a huge win on home ice. The top seed in the Western Conference, the Winnipeg Jets, also picked up a win at home on Friday to get on the board in their series with the Dallas Stars.
Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oilers increased their series lead to 3-1 following a 3-0 win against the Golden Knights in their Game 4. Forward Adam Henrique logged a two-goal game, while goaltender Stuart Skinner stopped all 24 shots that he faced on the night.
Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) smiles after scoring a goal during the first period of Game 4 of a Stanley Cup playoffs second-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Alie Skowronski askowronski@miamiherald.com