The game itself was low-scoring, thanks to the play of Charge netminder Gwyneth Philips and Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley. Goals from Ottawa’s Rebecca Leslie and Minnesota’s Klara Hymlarova were all either side could muster up in regulation.

The PWHL Finals is now a best-of-three after the Minnesota Frost defeated the Ottawa Charge in a dramatic 2-1 overtime win on Thursday night. Ottawa’s Jocelyne Larocque, the 37-year-old veteran shutdown defender who was acquired in a blockbuster trade with Toronto in December,

For Ottawa, the series opener was yet another one-goal game. The Charge have now won 13 one-goal games, the most in the PWHL.