Claire Thompson scored two targets and added an help on her twenty seventh birthday, Maddie Rooney had 24 saves — together with three within the shootout — and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 on Tuesday evening.
Britta Curl-Salemme and Thompson, a Toronto native, every scored a aim within the shootout for Minnesota (5-4-2-4), whereas Toronto (4-0-3-6) scored simply as soon as.
Jesse Compher made it 2-2 simply over 4 minutes into the third interval, however Thompson put Minnesota again in entrance about 5 minutes later.
Renata Quick scored the fifth power-play aim of the sport — essentially the most in a PWHL sport this season — with 8:05 left in regulation to make it 3-3 and power the scoreless OT.
Taylor Heise had two assists for the Frost.
Michela Cava slammed dwelling the rebound of a shot by Thompson for a power-play aim that gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead lower than 4 minutes into the sport.
Quick fed Daryl Watts on the fitting facet for a one-timer that was stopped by Rooney’s stick-save however Sarah Nurse, who scored Toronto’s solely shootout aim, swatted the puck out of the air and into the web to make it 1-1 with 6:56 left within the first interval.
Thompson scored on a wrist shot from the purpose that slipped previous Raygan Kirk stick-side to provide Minnesota a 2-1 lead virtually 9 minutes into the second interval.
The Frost have a league-leading 25 factors however have performed 4 extra video games than the second-place Montreal Victoire (23). Toronto has 14 factors and moved into tie for final with the Boston Fleet.
Minnesota performs the primary of 4 consecutive highway video games on Thursday at Ottawa. Toronto hits the highway to play Montreal on Thursday.
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Minnesota downs Toronto in shootout to take over prime spot in PWHL standings
Claire Thompson scored twice together with the shootout winner as Frost defeated Sceptres 4-3 Tuesday evening.
