<p>Emily Clark scored in overtime, leading the Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night, giving the home team a 1-0 series lead in the PWHL Finals. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">3-0 AT HOME IN THE PLAYOFFS AND A 1-0 SERIES LEAD IN THE FINALS 😤<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SurgingAhead?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SurgingAhead</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OTTvMIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OTTvMIN</a><br>Ottawa Charge x <a href="https://twitter.com/IntactInsurance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IntactInsurance</a> <a href="https://t.co/aJDw6optdM">pic.twitter.com/aJDw6optdM</a></p>
<p>— x – Ottawa Charge (@PWHL_Ottawa) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL_Ottawa/status/1925017493438955535?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Clark’s goal came just 2:47 in the extra frame after the Charge forward carried the puck along the boards in the Frost zone, wristing a shot under the blocker of Minnesota goaltender Nicole Hensley for her second of the postseason. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">EMILY CLARK: OVERTIME HERO! ⚡<a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL_Ottawa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PWHL_Ottawa</a> hold on with an OT game-winner from none other than Emily Clark, her second goal of the post-season. <a href="https://t.co/4T8Oel8hTe">pic.twitter.com/4T8Oel8hTe</a></p>
<p>— PWHL (@thepwhlofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/thepwhlofficial/status/1925016443290321164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="136"></div></blockquote>
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<p>The game went to overtime after Frost forward Klara Hymlarova scored five minutes into the third period to tie the game at one. The goal came after Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips, who was named a<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/ann-renee-desbiens-montreal-victoire-aerin-frankel-boston-fleet-gwyneth-philips-ottawa-charge-named-finalists-pwhl-goaltender-of-the-year"> finalist for PWHL Goaltender of the Year last week</a>, coughed the puck up and Minnesota took advantage, with Katy Knoll feeding Hymlarova a pass and burying it to make it 1-1. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">OH NO. 🫣<br>Gwyneth Philips turns the puck over and Minnesota capitalize on the mistake to tie the game.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PWHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PWHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/rzvAGQtHUJ">pic.twitter.com/rzvAGQtHUJ</a></p>
<p>— TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1924997542376325205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Rebecca Leslie, who joined the Charge in the offseason, opened the scoring midway through the second period after taking a pass from Tereza Vanisova and going top shelf past Hensley to make it 1-0.  </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="132"></div>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">REBECCA LESLIE OPENS THE SCORING FOR OTTAWA IN THE WALTER CUP FINALS! 💥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PWHL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PWHL</a> <a href="https://t.co/GjRSqZkzOj">pic.twitter.com/GjRSqZkzOj</a></p>
<p>— TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href="https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1924986295090061549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Minnesota outshot Ottawa 26-19, while both teams failed to score on the power play, each going 0 for 2. Philips made 25 saves to earn the win, while Hensley stopped 17 of 19 shots. </p>



<p>Three of Minnesota’s defenders — Lee Stecklein, Claire Thompson and Sophie Jaques —finished with at least 24:28 of ice time. </p>



<p>The official attendance for Tuesday’s game was 6,184. </p>



<p>Game 2 is Thursday in Ottawa at 7 p.m. ET, then the series shifts to Minnesota with Game 3 in Saint Paul, Minn. on Saturday. </p>



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