EDMONTON, Alberta — (AP) — 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 5-4 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.”
Marchand’s second goal of the night 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 have gone to overtime, the first time that has happened since 2014 and just the …