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Brad Marchand Ruthlessly Trolled Oilers Bench During Penalty-Filled Period

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The cameras caught Marchand chirping the Oilers bench.
The cameras caught Marchand chirping the Oilers bench. | Screengrab Twitter @BR_OpenIce

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The story of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, won 6-1 by the Florida Panthers over the Edmonton Oilers, was penalties.

The Panthers and Oilers combined for 140 penalty minutes, the fourth-most in Stanley Cup Final history. But the Oilers, who committed 21 penalties to the Panthers' 14, found themselves in the box more often on Monday night. And in a penalty-filled first period in which the Oilers were assessed four penalties, Panthers star Brad Marchand made sure to let his opponent know that he felt their decision-making wasn't the wisest.

With 2:46 remaining in the first period, Oilers left wing Viktor Arvidsson made contact with Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, resulting in some extracurricular activity between the two teams and then a goaltender interference penalty on Arvidsson.

Moments later, the Panthers capitalized on a Carter Verhaeghe goal to take a 2-0 lead. The TNT cameras then panned to Marchand, who, staring down the Edmonton bench, tapped his noggin, essentially telling the Oilers to "use their heads."

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The Panthers went on to earn 11 power-play opportunities and scored three goals on power plays, cruising to a 6-1 victory in Game 3.

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Tim Capurso
TIM CAPURSO

Tim Capurso is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated, primarily covering MLB, college football and college basketball. Before joining SI in November 2023, Capurso worked at RotoBaller and ClutchPoints and is a graduate of Assumption University. When he's not working, he can be found at the gym, reading a book or enjoying a good hike. A resident of New York, Capurso openly wonders if the Giants will ever be a winning football team again.

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