Marchand nets 2OT winner as Panthers even Stanley Cup Final - ESPN

EDMONTON, Alberta — After allowing the latest tying goal in Stanley Cup Final history, the Florida Panthers kept the chatter going at intermission before overtime. Some guys exchanged predictions on who was going to score the winner.

It turned out to be Brad Marchand in double overtime to give the defending champions a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 on Friday night to even the series.

«To be honest, I blacked out,» Marchand said. «I don't even know where it went. It was a fortuitous bounce. We'll take it.»

For Marchand, it's the second time this postseason that he has scored a winning goal in overtime with the Panthers trailing a series. Florida was down 2-0 in the second round to the Toronto Maple Leafs when Marchand scored the overtime winner in Game 3.

Marchand's second goal Friday night, which came 8:04 into the second OT, allowed Florida to escape with a split after Corey Perry tied it with 17.8 seconds left in the third period and Stuart Skinner pulled for an extra attacker. Each of the first two games this final has gone to overtime, the first time that has happened since 2014 and just the sixth in NHL history.

«Obviously a long game,» said defenseman Seth Jones, who led the Panthers in ice time at 34:15. «We came here for a split and got it and just going to recover now.»

Much like last year and the playoff run to this point, Sergei Bobrovsky was dialed in when he was needed the most, making some unreal saves while stopping 42 of the 46 shots he faced — including 14 in the overtimes.

«He gives us a chance every night,» winger Evan Rodrigues said. «That's all you can ask for. Some big saves, key saves at key moments, and we're not taking him for granted, that's for sure.»

His teammates provided the