NATE SCHMIDT: Florida Panthers Tie Up Stanley Cup Final, Beat Oilers in 2 OT

Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt meets the media after his team beat the host Edmonton Oilers 5-4 in double overtime in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on Friday, June 6, 2025.

Brad Marchand scored twice — once on a shorthanded goal in the second, then the game-winner at 8:05 of 2OT — to help lead the Panthers.

Florida, which is in the Cup Final for the third straight year, are 9-3 in road playoff games this season.

The defending champs tied the series at 1.

Game 3 of the Cup Final is Monday in Sunrise at 8 (TNT).

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Friday, the Panthers led 1-0 on Sam Bennett’s 12th road goal — and NHL record — of the playoffs.

Edmonton led 2-1 when Seth Jones scored; in the second, Florida trailed 3-2 before Dmitry Kulikov tied it. Marchand gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead with his first shorty in the Finals since beating Roberto Luongo in 2011.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 42 saves for the second straight game.

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