Grace Zumwinkle and Sophia Kunin had the goals to lead Minnesota past host Ottawa 2-1 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game Saturday afternoon.
With the win, Minnesota swept its home-and-home series with Ottawa.
Nicole Hensley stopped 28 shots for Minnesota (5-2-2-2).
Emily Clark scored the lone goal for Ottawa (2-0-4-3), which is mired in a five-game losing streak. Emerance Maschmeyer made 22 saves.
WATCH l Zumwinkle lifts Minnesota over Ottawa:
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Forward Grace Zumwinkle’s seventh goal of the season gives Minnesota a 2-1 victory over Ottawa.
Minnesota captured a 2-1 home victory Wednesday and is 3-0-0 against Ottawa on the season.
Shortly after a great chance by Kendall Coyne Schofield, Ottawa went down ice to tie the game 1-1. Gabby Hughes saw Amanda Boulier but she seemed to fool Hensley by passing to Clark, who scored at 10:04 of the second.
We KNOW you want to see this one again. 😍<br><br>Emily Clark gets an absolute beauty as her second of the year to tie the game at 1 in the second period! <a href=”https://t.co/SSN9JvCKnI”>pic.twitter.com/SSN9JvCKnI</a>
—@PWHL_Ottawa
However, Minnesota regained the lead when Zumwinkle raised the puck over a sprawled Maschmeyer with 18.1 seconds remaining in the period.
Both teams had solid scoring chances in the first but a collision at centre ice resulted in the opening goal. It allowed Kunin to grab the loose puck, break in alone and thread a shot between Maschmeyer’s pads late in the period to give Minnesota a 1-0 lead.
🚨 Kunin kicks off the game with a bang! 🚨 <a href=”https://t.co/sR14kNDwb3″>pic.twitter.com/sR14kNDwb3</a>
—@PWHL_Minnesota
Maschmeyer made her eighth start Saturday. She’s the league’s only goaltender to appear in every one of her team’s games this season.
Ottawa heads to Boston on Monday, while Minnesota returns to action Sunday in Montreal.
The full schedule of PWHL games airing on CBC Sports this season is available here.
WATCH l PWHL game at Scotiabank Arena boosts women’s sports:
The Professional Women’s Hockey League matchup between Montreal and Toronto was a highly anticipated game and when the venue was upgraded to Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena to increase seating capacity, tickets sold out quickly. This has women and supporters of professional women’s sports leagues celebrating with the feeling of long-awaited acknowledgement and a growing excitement for what is to come.
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