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Brad Marchand scored in double overtime as the Panthers won Game 2 to even the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers at a game apiece.
After losing Game 1 in overtime, Florida looked set to win in regulation tonight but Corey Perry forced OT with 18 seconds left, scoring the latest game-tying goal in Stanley Cup Final history.
After a scoreless first OT period, Marchand beat Stuart Skinner 8:04 into the second for his second goal of the night and third of the Final.
Game 3 is Monday night in Florida.
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Brad Marchand plays 2OT hero as Panthers defeat Oilers in Game 2 of Stanley Cup Final: Takeaways
Below are the Stanley Cup odds courtesy of The Athletic's Dom Luszczyszyn. With Florida's double OT win, they are now the favourites to go back-to-back at 56 percent.
The Oilers are at 44 percent to win the Cup.
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Below are the top five active skaters with the most Stanley Cup Final goals:
This marks Florida's ninth win on the road in these playoffs, breaking a tie with last year's Stanley Cup Final-winning squad for the most in a single postseason in franchise history. The Panthers' nine wins are tied with the 2022 Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche, one win behind a six-way tie for first.
The 2019 St. Louis Blues, 2018 Washington Capitals, 2012 Los Angeles Kings, 2004 Calgary Flames and 2000 and 1995 New Jersey Devils all had 10 playoff road wins.
With two goals tonight, Brad Marchand moved into 29th in NHL history with 63 playoff goals, passing Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito, Jacques Lemaire, Mark Recchi and Corey Perry.
Brad Marchand praised Anton Lundell for the deep pass that ultimately led to the breakaway and the Game 2 double OT winner. He called winning a playoff game at Rogers Place "exciting."
"It’s obviously an intense series," Marchand said. "I loved our resilience. I really liked our game tonight."
On winning Game 2 in front of his parents: "These are memories you have for the rest of your life, not just for yourself but for your family."
James T: Five more games of this please.
Mario M: Two awesome games. This deserves to be tied. Gimme five more of this.
Andrew L: Sucks when you lose because you’re all wound up and there’s no catharsis. Oh well. Guess it was too much to ask for. Looking forward to the next coin flip on Monday.
Brian F: Wow. The first two games take a combined 170+ minutes to split. What a matchup!!
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That was the first overtime loss the Oilers have suffered in a Stanley Cup Final game. Prior to tonight, they were 4-0 all-time with goals from Jari Kurri (1987), Petr Klima (1990), Fernando Pisani (2006) and Leon Draisaitl (Game 1).
It's also the first overtime loss Edmonton has suffered this postseason. They were also 4-0 in that regard before this loss.
Leon Draisaitl said that the team lost their legs a little bit in double overtime, where they weren't quick to retrieve pucks. It stings to lose in double overtime but they have to move on, according to Draisaitl.
"Never going to be easy," Draisaitl said after the game. "Regroup and move on."
Brad Marchand is the first player in NHL history to score a shorthanded goal followed by an overtime goal in a Stanley Cup Final game, per Sportsnet.
He also had a power-play goal in Game 1, just for good measure.
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What an ending to an incredible hockey game. Sergei Bobrovsky makes a sensational save on a redirect right in front on one end, then Marchand races down the ice for a breakaway and somehow pokes the puck underneath Stuart Skinner to win it for Florida on the other end.
This series is only two games old, and it's already given us everything we could ask for in a Cup Final. We've seen the best players on both sides making amazing plays. We've seen depth players and deadline additions pitching in like their GMs had hoped. We've seen both goalies make great saves. We've seen comebacks and overtime winners.
Hopefully we get a lot more of this after two well-earned days off and the series shifting to South Florida.
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Brad Marchand saved the Florida Panthers season in Game 3 with the OT winner against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second round.
Tonight, the Panthers forward plays the double OT hero, keeping Florida's Stanley Cup hopes alive.
That's Marchand's 10th Stanley Cup Final goal. Unbelievable.
2OT – Panthers 5, Oilers 4
Brad Marchand scores the game winner in the second overtime period. This series is tied at one apiece.
Wow!
2OT 12:47 – Panthers 4, Oilers 4
Wow! Kasperi Kapanen nearly ended it on the rush.
Sergei Bobrovsky makes the game-saving save. Game 2 rolls on!
This is now the 18th longest game in Stanley Cup Final history.
2OT 13:32 – Panthers 4, Oilers 4
Aaron Ekblad is back on the ice. The Florida Panthers defenseman appears to be OK.
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2OT 15:43 – Panthers 4, Oilers 4
Aaron Ekblad takes a shot off the hand that forces him to hobble to the bench in pain. It's clear the referee missed a too-many-men call on the Florida Panthers. They are putting the whistles away.
2OT 17:23 – Panthers 4, Oilers 4
An offside stops play. Quick shifts from both teams this late in the game to try to get fresh bodies on the ice.
The second overtime period continues.
2OT 19:43 – Panthers 4, Oilers 4
One minute into double overtime and there's already an early icing for the Florida Panthers.
Big chance here for the Edmonton Oilers.
