OTTAWA, ON (April 30, 2025) – Minnesota needed a regulation win to stay alive in the PWHL playoff race and delivered a 3-0 shutout over Ottawa, backed by a 24-save performance by Nicole Hensley on Wednesday night at TD Place. The Frost are now just one point behind the fourth-place Charge with one game remaining in the regular season. The Charge entered the game with three straight regulation wins and needed just one point against the Frost to secure a playoff berth and were given every opportunity to capture it with a 30-save performance by Gwyneth Philips in goal. After a scoreless first period, Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield took a pass from Michela Cava from the side boards and fired a shot from the high slot that sailed past Charge defenders and through the legs of Philips. The goal, scored at 18:43 of the middle frame, came on Minnesota’s 17th shot of the period – tying a season high – and held as the game-winner. Lee Stecklein added a pair of third period goals, the latter into an empty net. Dominique Petrie had assists on the game’s first two goals. Both teams will play their final games of the regular season on the road Saturday with playoff berths on the line. Ottawa can secure the team’s first trip to the postseason with a win over Toronto, while Minnesota needs another victory and can clinch with a regulation win over Boston – the team they defeated to capture last season’s Walter Cup title.