Florida killed an Oilers 5-on-3 for 33 seconds later in the period to keep it 3-2, and Bobrovsky came across the crease to stop Bouchard on a 2-on-1 at 1:53 of the second period.
That mattered, because the Panthers started to sustain pressure in the offensive zone and Dmitry Kulikov tied it 3-3 at 8:23 with a shot from the point that went through traffic and Florida forward Matthew Tkachuk in front.
Marchand gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead at 12:09 on a short-handed breakaway. Lundell chipped the puck up the ice, and Marchand got behind Bouchard and McDavid to go in alone on Skinner, beating the goalie through the five-hole.
“It’s just instincts at that time,” Marchand said of his breakaways.
Perry tied it 4-4 by scoring on a rebound from the left hash marks with 18 seconds left.
“I saw the puck laying there and I threw it in the net,” Perry said.
The previous latest game-tying goal in Cup Final history was scored by Tod Sloan of the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 5 against the Montreal Canadiens in 1951 (19:28 of the third).
“Bad break, what are you going to do?” Tkachuk said. “Just a tough bounce there, and we’re coming in here, and you know, it was the opposite of what you guys probably thought we were like in the locker room. We were upbeat, joking around, having some fun.”
Tkachuk said they were even picking who would score in overtime.
“I’m sure a lot of guys probably had ‘Marchy,’ ” Tkachuk said.
It took 28:05 for it to happen, not to mention 15 minutes on the exercise bike in between overtimes to keep his legs loose, but Marchand delivered to send the Panthers home happy.
“He’s a gamer. He’s a competitor,” Jones said of Marchand. “He brings so much energy to our team on and off the ice and you saw that tonight.”
NOTES: Bennett topped his four-game road goal streak from earlier this postseason. He broke the record of 12 road goals in a playoff year, set by Mark Scheifele of the Winnipeg Jets in 2018. … It was the 23rd double-overtime game in Stanley Cup Final history. … The Oilers lost in overtime for the first time this postseason (4-1) and for the first time in their Cup Final history (4-1). … This is the sixth Cup Final to require overtime in Games 1 and 2. … McDavid played a game-high 35:07.
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