Edmonton, Alberta – – After authorizing the last link in Stanley Cup final History, the Florida panthers kept the chatter in the intermission before overtime. Some guys exchanged predictions on which was going to mark the winner.
He turned out to be Merchant Brad in double extension to give the defending champions a 5-4 victory on the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 in match 2 Friday evening in the same up The series.
“To be honest, I passed out,” said Marchand. “I don’t even know where it happened. It was a fortuitous rebound. We will take it.”
The second goal of a merchant of the night 8:04 in the second OT allowed Florida to escape with a split after Corey Perry equaled it with 17.8 seconds to play in the third period and Stuart Skinner drawn for an additional attacker. Each of the first two games of this final has passed into overtime, the first time it has happened since 2014 and just the sixth in the history of the NHL.
“Obviously a long game,” said the defender Seth JonesWho led the Panthers in time of ice at 34:15. “We came here for a split and we had it and just get back now.”
A bit like last year And the playoffs run to this point, Sergei Bobrovsky was composed when he needed the most, making unreal stops while arresting 42 of the 46 shots with which he was confronted – including 14 in time.
“He gives us a chance every night”, winger Evan Rodrigues said. “That’s all you can ask. Some big stops, key stops at key moments, and we don’t take it for granted, that’s for sure.”
His teammates provided support for the necessary objective.
With merchant, Sam Bennett scored his 13th goal in playoffs and the 12th NHL record on the road. Jones scored in a large open net after a little spectacular passage of tick-to-toe, and his colleague defender Dmitry Kulikov Alissa-le with a shot through the traffic that Skinner has certainly not seen.
Kulikov’s goal occurred after Florida checked the game for several minutes in the second, Hemming Edmonton in its area change after the gap and stacked an advantage of 34-13 in attempts to shoot during the period. The goal of the merchant’s OT was his 10th career goal in the final to lead all active players.
Match 3 is Monday evening while the teams cross the continent and play at sunrise.
“Each match could have gone in both directions,” said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch. “Obviously, when you win first, you are disappointed not to win the second.”
The Panthers have torn the advantage of the ice at home from the Oilers by dividing the first two, bouncing from a defeat in overtime of match 1 and claiming that they will not be quietly against Draisaitl and Connor McDavid We would seem to do everything in their power To hoist the cup for the first time.
Of course, these stars had their moments. They helped Evan Bouchard’s goal when coach Kris Knoblauch gathered them on the ice, and McDavid missed through several highlight-reel fashion defenders to set up Draisaitl marking on the power game.
There were many – 10 in total – after the officials whistled 14 penalties, including three in the first four minutes. Each team had some calls that were not satisfied, although most equalized during the game.
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