Lee Stecklein had two goals and an assist to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 5-3 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

Toronto bounced back with goals from Savannah Harmon and Allie Munroe just 27 seconds apart late in the second period, and they went to the third tied. The winning goal was scored by Sophie Jaques at 13:47 of the period, with Mellissa Channell-Watkins adding a power play goal at 18:49 to seal the deal.

Feelings of relief quickly gave way to pride as Kendall Coyne Schofield assessed how the defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost refused to let their PWHL season end with a whimper. The Frost earned a return to the postseason by winning their final two games to clinch the fourth and final playoff berth by the slimmest of margins in a race Minnesota,