Minnesota Frost forward Claire Thompson celebrated her 27th birthday with a two-goal performance and an assist, leading her team to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Sceptres in a shootout.
Claire Thompson celebrated her 27th birthday with a two-goal performance and an assist, leading the Minnesota Frost to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night. Maddie Rooney stood tall in net for Minnesota, recording 24 saves, including three crucial stops in the shootout. Thompson, a Toronto native, and Britta Curl-Salemme both found the back of the net in the shootout, while Toronto managed only a single goal.
Jesse Compher tied the game at 2-2 early in the third period, but Thompson quickly restored Minnesota's lead. Renata Fast capitalized on a power play opportunity with 8:05 remaining in regulation, scoring her team's fifth power-play goal of the game, a new PWHL season high, and forcing overtime. The game remained scoreless until the shootout. Taylor Heise contributed two assists for the Frost. Minnesota took an early 1-0 lead when Michela Cava netted a power-play goal just under four minutes into the game, capitalizing on a Thompson rebound. Toronto responded with a power-play goal of their own, with Sarah Nurse scoring the only shootout goal for the Sceptres after Rooney initially stopped a shot by Daryl Watts. Thompson extended Minnesota's lead to 2-1 with a wrist shot from the point in the second period. The Frost maintain a league-leading 25 points, despite having played four more games than the second-place Montreal Victoire (23 points). Toronto, tied for last place with the Boston Fleet at 14 points, will face the Montreal Victoire on Thursday. Minnesota begins a four-game road trip on Thursday, taking on the Ottawa Senators.
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