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Frost drop overtime heartbreaker to Ottawa in Game 1 of PWHL Finals

Originally posted on Bring Me The News | Last updated May 20, 2025 11:26 PM ET

The series starts with overtime heartbreak.

Emily Clark scored 2 minutes, 47 seconds into overtime to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the PWHL Finals Tuesday night at TD Place in Ottawa, Ontario. The Frost will face a series deficit in their quest to repeat.

THE OTTAWA CHARGE WIN GAME 1 IN OVERTIME! ✅#PWHL pic.twitter.com/WWKVYL28eP
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) May 21, 2025

Final in OT for game one. pic.twitter.com/MrApiwWe8B
— x - Minnesota Frost (@PWHL_Minnesota) May 21, 2025

The Frost had come back from a one-goal deficit, tying it at 1-1 on Klara Hymlarova's goal 5 minutes, 24 seconds into the third period. It remained scoreless the rest of the way until Clark's overtime winner gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

The goal ➡️ the celly ‍ https://t.co/lXWrcNpSRN pic.twitter.com/dN5tzrhoZ8
— x - Minnesota Frost (@PWHL_Minnesota) May 21, 2025

The Charge struck first, taking the 1-0 lead 11 minutes, 34 seconds into the second period on Rebecca Leslie's goal. Ottawa had a power-play opportunity after that in the period, and there was some 4-on-4 hockey in the third, but defense kept holding firm.

Nicole Hensley made 17 saves on 19 shots for Minnesota, while the Frost couldn't solve Ottawa goalie Gwyneth Phillips, who stopped 25 of 26 Minnesota shots.

The Frost and Charge meet for Game 2 of the Finals at 6 p.m. CT Thursday in Ottawa.

This article first appeared on Bring Me The News and was syndicated with permission.

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