Kulikov's goal helped Florida beat Edmonton in the Stanley Cup Finals.

A goal by Russian defenseman Dmitry Kulikov helped the Florida Panthers hockey Club beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 to even the score in the second match of the Stanley Cup Finals.

The meeting, which took place on June 6 in Edmonton, ended with the victory of the guests in the second overtime with the final score. 5:4 (2:3, 2:0, 0:1, 1:0). Florida scored goals for forward Sam Bennett (3rd minute), defenseman Seth Jones (12th), defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (29th) and forward Brad Marchand (33rd), who scored the winning goal in the second overtime (89th).

Edmonton scored for forward Evander Kane (8th), defenseman Evan Bouchard (10th), forwards Leon Draisaitl (13th) and Corey Perry (60th).

The third match in the series will take place on Tuesday, June 10, and will begin at 03:00 Moscow time, adds Sport-Express.

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