EDMONTON - Brad Marchand had a pair of goals, including the winner in the second overtime, as the Florida Panthers evened their Stanley Cup final rematch with Edmonton, defeating the Oilers 5-4 in a wild Game 2 on Friday.
Marchand got a breakaway and was able to sneak a backhand shot through Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner’s legs 8:05 into the second overtime.
Sam Bennett, Seth Jones and Dmitry Kulikov also scored for the Panthers, who improved to 9-3 on the road in post-season play.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 42 saves to register the win in the Florida net.
Evander Kane, Evan Bouchard, Leon Draisaitl and Corey Perry replied for the Oilers who had a five-game win streak snapped and dropped to 7-2 at home.
Skinner made 37 saves in the loss.
Florida started the scoring 2:07 into the opening pe