OTTAWA, ON (May 20, 2025) – Emily Clark was the overtime hero at TD Place in Ottawa on Tuesday, lifting the host Charge to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost in Game 1 of the PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank. After a scoreless first frame, Ottawa native Rebecca Leslie broke the deadlock midway into the second period to give the Charge a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission. Klára Hymlárová capitalized on a turnover and tallied to even the score for the Frost five minutes into the third period. Less than three minutes into the overtime frame, Clark rushed down the ice and buried a shot short side to secure the win for Ottawa in front of a home crowd of 6,184 fans. Rookie Gwyneth Philips secured her third consecutive win between the pipes for Ottawa with 25 saves on 26 shots, while Nicole Hensley turned aside 17 of 19 shots in net for Minnesota in her third start of this postseason.
Game Two of the best-of-five PWHL Finals, presented by Scotiabank, is set to take place on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET at TD Place
