SAINT PAUL, MN (May 11, 2025) – The Minnesota Frost were on the winning side of a 7-5 victory in the highest scoring game in PWHL history to take a 2-1 series lead over the Toronto Sceptres on Sunday evening at Xcel Energy Center. Twenty-one different players found the scoresheet between the teams, including 11 multi-point producers. The Frost opened the game strong, scoring three goals in a five-minute span, with markers from Liz Schepers, Brooke McQuigge and Lee Stecklein, before the Sceptres recorded their first shot on goal. Daryl Watts responded to get the Sceptres on the board with five minutes left in the opening frame, ending the first period with a 3-1 score. Toronto pulled within one early in the second period on a goal from Maggie Connors, but the Frost answered with two more to extend their lead to 5-2. Toronto defender Kali Flanagan cut the deficit to two before the end of the second frame, making it 5-3 heading into the third. Anna Kjellbin’s first PWHL goal brought Toronto back within one early in the final period, but Minnesota quickly countered with two goals in a two-minute span, both from Michela Cava, to widen the gap again. Toronto fought to stay in the game, as captain Blayre Turnbull scored with eight minutes remaining, but the deficit proved too large to overcome. Maddie Rooney earned a second straight win for the Frost, stopping 18 of 23 shots, with Kristen Campbell suffering a second straight loss, turning aside 17 of 24 shots for Toronto.
The defending Walter Cup champions will look to punch their ticket to the PWHL Finals, while Toronto will fight to stay alive in Game Four of the best-of-five PWHL Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Xcel Energy Center.