The Florida Panthers survived an instant classic with the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night to even the Stanley Cup Final at a game apiece. After a hectic first 27 minutes of overtime between two squads that are about as evenly-matched as it gets, new Panthers acquisition Brad Marchand was the hero.

The former Boston Bruin, acquired by the Panthers midseason, did a great job reading a hard Oilers shot that ricocheted hard off the boards. He snuck behind the defense, received a perfect pass from Anton Lundell and snuck the shot past Stuart Skinner to end the game and tie the series . Expand Tweet

That was Marchand's second goal of the night to go along with a shorthanded goal in the second period to give the Panthers a 4-3 lead. That goal was a little cleaner and came on another br

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