Stanley Cup live updates: Panthers take Game 2 in double overtime to tie series

Florida Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe (23) is stopped by Edmonton Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner (74) as Evan Bouchard (2) defends during the third period in Game 2 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton, Friday, June 6, 2025.

It’s Friday, downtown Edmonton is hopping and the hometown Oilers have a 1-0 series lead over the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.

The mood in the city is upbeat.

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Join us and follow along as we keep you updated from Rogers Place for Friday night’s Game 2.

10:25 p.m. - Marchand scores 2OT winner

Brad Marchand scores his second of the game on a partial breakaway, tucking a backhand shot between the pads of Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner 8:05 into the second overtime period.

10:03 p.m. - 1st overtime thoughts

• Back and forth, chances for both sides
• Sam Reinhart, the Game 7 Stanley Cup hero for the Panthers from a year ago, misses on the best chance of 1OT with a breakaway shot that sails wide blocker side on Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner.
• There were 11 icings between the two sides
• Oilers outshot the Panthers 13-9 to lead the game 45-39.

9:33 p.m. - Marchand chance hits post

Panthers forward Brad Marchand tucks a pass underneath Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner and into the crease 8:43 into overtime only for the puck to hit the far post. Oilers defenceman John Klingberg scoops it away.

9:03 p.m. - Off to OT as Perry ties it with 17 seconds left in 3rd

How many times have we seen this kind of goal now late these playoffs? Corey Perry deposits the rebound off Jake Walman’s shot past Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to tie the game 4-4 late.

9:00 p.m. - Draisaitl gets chance late

Reminiscent of his game-winning goal in Game 1, Leon Draisaitl takes a cross-slot feed from Connor McDavid and gets a shot off on Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky from his ‘usual spot,’ but Bobrovsky gets a pad on it and deflects it wide.

8:57 p.m. - Empty net

The Oilers pull goalie Stuart Skinner for an extra attacker with 2:21 left in the third period and the Panthers up 4-3.

8:18 p.m. - 2nd intermission thoughts

Advantage: Florida. They lead 4-3 after two periods.

The Panthers owned the second period by a longshot, dominating all the categories:

• shot clock: 15-8 for Florida
• offensive zone time: I don’t have the stats handy, but observation is the Panthers spent most of the second in the Oilers’ end
• goals: Panthers 2, Oilers zero. And this is big: the second one was shorthanded, energizing the Florida attack.

7:55 p.m. - Panthers pour it on

Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner stops a shot by Panthers defenceman Gustav Forsling to end a three-and-a-half-minute barrage by Florida, who collected 11 scoring chances and five shots on goal to the Oilers’ none since Brad Marchand scored shorthanded.

7:50 p.m. - Marchand scores shorthanded

Forward Brad Marchand puts the Panthers ahead 4-3 with a shorthanded goal on a breakaway. It comes with defenceman Niko Mikkola in the penalty box serving a slashing call.

7:40 p.m. - Panthers tie it up

Panthers defenceman Dmitry Kulikov’s point shot sails through traffic in front, including regular Florida crease dweeler Matthew Tkachuk, and past Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner to tie the game 3-3 8:23 into the second period.

7:18 p.m. - 1st intermission thoughts

OMG WTF did we just see in that action-packed first period?

Everything.

Including a all-time Top 5 Connor McDavid move.

His assist on Leon Draisaitl’s power-play goal was one for the ages.

I compare it to his undressing last year of Dallas Stars defenceman Miro Heiskanen on a similar toe drag and lightning quick puck deposit behind goalie Jake Oetinger.

Watch this absolute filth:

7:04 p.m. - Penalty to Bouchard

Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard is called for cross-checking Panthers centre Tomas Nosek.

6:59 p.m. - Are there tackling penalties in hockey?

Panthers defenceman Seth Jones is called for holding Oilers forward Corey Perry 15:13 into the first period when he essentially tackles his opponent in the Panthers crease in a move sometimes seen in wrestling.

6:53 p.m. - Draisaitl scores after filthy McDavid toe drag for assist

This Connor McDavid move is up there with his all-time best. The Oilers captain takes a pass from fellow start Leon Draisaitl, deftly dekes and toe drags his way through two Panthers and sets up Draisaitl for a power play goal after a Sam Bennett penalty 24 seconds earlier.

6:50 p.m. - Bennett falls onto Skinner

Panthers forward Sam Bennett is called for interference 7:47 into the first period when he falls into Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner

6:48 p.m. - Jones goal ties it

Panthers defenceman Seth Jones buries a feed across Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner’s crease from winger Eetu Luostarinen to knot the score at 2-2 11:37 into the first period.

6:42 p.m. - Oilers go up on Bouch Bomb

Evan Bouchard unloads a wrist shot from the point through traffic in front of Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to put the Oilers up 2-1 9:19 into the first period.

6:35 p.m. - Kane scores for Oilers

Oilers winger Evander Kane streaks into the Panthers zone untouched and scores on goalie Sergei Bobrovsky 7:38 into the first period to tie the game 1-1.

6:27 p.m. - Penalty to RNH negates Oilers power play

Just seconds after Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad tooka holding-the-stick penalty, Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is sent to the box for tripping.

6:24 p.m. - Panthers score first

Forward Sam Bennett scores on the power play to open the scoring 2:07 into the game following a high-sticking penalty to the Oilers’ Evander Kane.

6:18 p.m. - Canadian national anthem

Oilers anthem singer Robert Clark, as per Edmonton tradition, has the crowd sing the bulk of ‘O Canada.’

6:03 p.m. - Oilers’ projected lineup

Forward

• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins • Connor McDavid • Corey Perry
• Evander Kane • Leon Draisaitl • Kasperi Kapanen
• Trent Frederic • Adam Henrique • Connor Brown
• Vasily Podkolzin • Mattias Janmark • Viktor Arvidsson

Defence

• Mattias Ekholm • Evan Bouchard
• Darnell Nurse • Brett Kulak
• Jake Walman • John Klingberg

Goal

• Stuart Skinner • Calvin Pickard

5:40 p.m. - Teams take warmup

About a half hour before the puck is dropped to start the game, both teams spend almost 20 minutes limbering up in full equipment on the ice. The game will likely start between 6:10 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

5:32 p.m. - Moss Pit fills up

Hockey fans started filing into both the ‘Moss Pit’ and the Fan Park adjacent to Rogers Place in Edmonton’s Ice District an hour before Friday night’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final’s start time of 6 p.m.