PWHL, Minnesota Frost and Ottawa
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A scramble around the Frost net saw the puck bounce off the top of the net and onto the stick of Charge winger Emily Clark just off the edge of the crease. Clark fired a wrist shot past Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney for her third goal of the postseason.
For the second game in a row, the PWHL Finals saw overtime. However, thanks to a couple of goals from Britta Curl-Salemme, the Minnesota Frost were able to come away with a 2-1 win this time, evening the series at a game apiece.
Katy Knoll played the triple-overtime hero for the Minnesota Frost, scoring 9 minutes, 57 seconds into the third extra session for a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge in Game 3 of the PWHL Finals on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
On Saturday night, the Minnesota Frost needed triple overtime to beat the Ottawa Charge 2-1. Rookie forward Katy Knoll scored the game-winning goal midway through the third overtime period. With the win and a 35-save night, Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney remains undefeated in the playoffs.
Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme was able to find peace amid the boos and criticism she's faced during much of her rookie season.
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If that’s the way it shakes out and I’m doing my job … then that may be it,” the Frost’s rookie forward, and Game 2 hero, said Friday.
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Britta Curl-Salemme tied it with 16 seconds left and scored at 16:24 of overtime to give the defending champion Minnesota Frost a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge on Thursday night, evening the PWHL championship series at a game apiece.
Two teams means double the excitement. On Thursday, the Frost faced the Ottawa Charge in the PWHL finals. The same night, the Timberwolves faced the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Western Conference finals.
Curl-Salemme has emerged as one of the stars of the PWHL Finals. She has also been booed every time she touches the puck.