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Frost Tie PWHL Finals with Dramatic OT Win Over Ottawa

Britta Curl-Salemme's late heroics force overtime and secure victory, leveling the Walter Cup series at 1-1 as the championship heads to Minnesota.

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 Britta Curl-Salemme, far left, celebrates with Frost teammates after scoring the winning goal against the Charge in overtime of Game 2 on Thursday night.
Jocelyne Larocque of the Ottawa Charge, left, tries to get the puck away from Dominique Petrie  of the Minnesota Frost during the second period of Game 2 of the PWHL final in Ottawa on Thursday.

Overview

  • Rookie Britta Curl-Salemme scored the game-tying goal with 16 seconds left in regulation and the overtime winner at 16:24, leading the Frost to a 2-1 victory in Game 2.
  • Minnesota capitalized on a tripping penalty by Ottawa’s Tereza Vanisova with 37 seconds remaining, creating the power-play opportunity for the tying goal.
  • Goaltender Maddie Rooney made 37 saves for the Frost, keeping her team in contention despite being outshot 38-23 by the Charge.
  • Ottawa’s Jocelyne Larocque opened the scoring late in the third period, but the Charge suffered their first home-ice loss of the playoffs.
  • The best-of-five series moves to Saint Paul, Minnesota, for Game 3 on Saturday, with the championship now tied at one game apiece.