FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Nate Schmidt is up the ice, the puck on his stick, initiating, creating and generating offense. He's smiling, laughing, chirping and cracking jokes. In general, he's just bringing a lot of energy and making a lot of noise in the Stanley Cup Final. The Florida Panthers are the beneficiaries.

The second consecutive Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers has been about as even as a series can get through two games, with each winning one in overtime.

The line led by Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart has been great defensively but hasn't found the back of the net through two games vs the Edmonton Oilers.