Just minutes after keeping his legs warm on the exercise bike, Brad Marchand was mobbed at center ice, the unlikely hero of a dramatic Game 2. With 8:05 gone in the second overtime, the veteran forward buried the game-winner to lift the Florida Panthers past the Edmonton Oilers, 5-4.

The win came after an emotional rollercoaster. Florida had taken the lead twice, only for Edmonton to claw back, including a stunning equalizer by Corey Perry with just 18 seconds left in regulation—the latest game-tying goal in Cup Final history.

“They’re very intense games,” Marchand said, according to NHL.com. “The energy in this building is pretty incredible. Just the intensity of the games, it’s exciting to be a part of.”

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