Florida Panthers star Brad Marchand’s mom was seen going wild after her son fired home a dramatic double-overtime winner in the Stanley Cup Final.
Marchand’s decisive strike handed the Panthers a 5-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night, a result which evens up the final at 1-1 after their opening 4-3 defeat earlier in the week.
And after watching her eldest son’s heroics at Rogers Place, an ecstatic Lynn Marchand could not contain her delight in the crowd.
Sportsnet cameras panned to the Canadian winger’s mom in the stands, where she appeared to scream ‘way to go Brad’ with tears in her eyes before letting out a huge cheer.
‘She is one that you need to put a muzzle on,’ Marchand joked about his mom after the game. ‘She gets pretty amped up at the games.
‘They’ve always been so supportive, like all of our parents. I don’t think there’s a player in this league that could say their parents are not the main reason why they’re here, the sacrifices they make and when you go on a journey as a team and you get to the Finals and you’re going on a run, it’s not just for you, it’s for everybody that helped you get here and all your loved ones that are enjoying the moment, whether they’re here or not.
Brad Marchand’s mom was seen going wild after his double-overtime Stanley Cup Final winner
Marchand scored eight minutes into the second overtime period to earn victory for Florida
The Panthers winger said it was ‘special’ having his mom in the building for Friday’s game
‘It’s special to have them in the building, but hopefully we have a lot of great memories in the future as well.’
Brad’s game-winning goal proved a vital one for the Panthers, who had twice fallen behind in Game 2 before rallying to take a 4-3 lead.
The Oilers then forced overtime by leveling the score at 4-4 in the dying seconds, meaning they took momentum into the extra period.
That was until Marchand, who had also moved Florida 4-3 ahead, beat Stuart Skinner on a breakaway and scored the all-important winner just over eight minutes into the second overtime.
‘To be honest, I blacked out,’ he said in his postgame interview with TNT Sports. ‘I don’t even know where it went.’
