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H2: Panthers Edge Oilers 4-3 to Knot 2025 Stanley Cup Final at 1-1 A dramatic third-period push lifted the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night at Rogers Place, evening the best-of-seven series and guaranteeing the Cup will return to Sunrise for at least one more clash. H3: How Game 2 Unfolded • Florida struck first for the second straight contest, with Matthew Tkachuk cashing in a net-front rebound just 3:12 in. • Edmonton’s Connor McDavid answered on a breakaway midway through the opening frame, his seventh goal of the postseason. • The clubs traded punches in a frantic second period—Sam Reinhart and Evan Bouchard scored 28 seconds apart—before Carter Verhaeghe buried the eventual game-winner on a power play at 12:44 of the third. • Sergei Bobrovsky slammed the door with 37 saves, including a sprawling stop on Leon Draisaitl with 12 seconds remaining to preserve the win. H3: Series Schedule & TV Information Game 3: Monday, June 9 — 8 p.m. ET, Amerant Bank Arena (ABC, ESPN+, SN) Game 4: Wednesday, June 11 — 8 p.m. ET, Amerant Bank Arena *If necessary* Game 5: Friday, June 13 — 8 p.m. ET, Rogers Place Game 6: Tuesday, June 17 — 8 p.m. ET, Amerant Bank Arena Game 7: Friday, June 20 — 8 p.m. ET, Rogers Place. H3: Key Storylines to Watch 1. Goaltending Duel—Bobrovsky vs. Stuart Skinner The veteran Bobrovsky looked like a two-time Vezina winner again, while Skinner will try to rebound on the road. 2. Special-Teams Chess Match Florida’s power play finally broke through in Game 2; Edmonton still owns a 27.4 % conversion rate these playoffs. 3. Superstar Showdown McDavid (31 points) and Draisaitl (29) remain the most explosive tandem in hockey, but Tkachuk and Reinhart have combined for 22 goals this spring. H3: Injury & Lineup Notes • Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad returned after missing Game 1 with an upper-body injury. • Oilers winger Zach Hyman left briefly after blocking a shot but finished the game; he’s expected to be available for Game 3. H3: Analytics Snapshot Stat | FLA | EDM Faceoff % | 53 | 47 High-Danger Chances | 14 | 11 Expected Goals (xG) | 3.41 | 2.87 Florida’s forwards generated 9 high-danger looks from below the hash marks, a clear adjustment from Game 1 when they settled for perimeter shots. H3: What This Win Means The Panthers steal home-ice advantage and shift momentum to South Florida, but history favors neither team yet—clubs that split the first two games of the Final go on to win the Cup 50 % of the time since 2000. H3: How to Stream & Follow • U.S.—ABC, ESPN+, FuboTV • Canada—Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports • Worldwide—NHL.tv (where available) For real-time updates, follow @NHL, @FlaPanthers, and @EdmontonOilers on X, plus our live blog during every intermission.