The swing game in the series is on Wednesday in Toronto. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice spoke after practice on Tuesday. Maurice said he expects the series to be even more intense than it has been so far.

The Florida Panthers tied their second-round playoff series with the Toronto Maple Leafs after two strong games at home. Despite going down 2-0 to open the series, the Panthers never flinched. Tkachuk missed a portion of the end of the year,

The NHL on Tuesday suspended Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu for a series of posts he made during a social media meltdown. The post Florida Panthers Owner Suspended by NHL After Calling Opposing Fan a ’51st State Anti-Semite Loser’ in Social Media Meltdown first appeared on Mediaite.

With the series tied at two, the Florida Panthers gathered for one last practice ahead of Wednesday's pivotal Game 5 showdown.

Panthers part-owner Doug Cifu might be regretting his social media activity this week involving Toronto Maple Leafs fans.

And partially as a result, the defensive effort the Panthers demonstrated in that game was what they had been trying to find since the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and it's what they'll shoot for again in Game 5 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ESPN).

Sometimes it goes off the rails, too, like at the end Saturday, when Toronto’s Max Domi sent Panthers star Aleksander Barkov head-first into the boards. The Panthers already had Evan Rodrigues put into the boards and lost for the game on an illegal hit.

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

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

You can totally take him for granted,’ Panthers coach Paul Maurice said, ‘which is what happens to all elite goaltenders.’