EDMONTON -- Rats!

What else could Edmonton Oilers fans say after that?

Some came to Rogers Place on Friday with pictures of Brad Marchand ’s face, making him look like a rat with big ears and big teeth. Others came dressed as rat exterminators. One held up a picture of Oilers captain Connor McDavid as the Pied Piper, leading Marchand and the other rats out of town.

And it was Marchand who scored his second breakaway goal of the game at 8:05 of the second overtime, giving the Florida Panthers a 5-4 win in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, tying the best-of-7 series 1-1.

“Pure excitement, adrenaline, for our whole group,” Marchand said. “You know, it’s obviously a very important game for our team, and we all knew we were one shot away, and luckily it went our way.”

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