<p>PWHL Minnesota scored three goals in the third period to earn a 4-1 victory over Toronto, securing a 3-2 series victory and advancing to the PWHL Walter Cup Final to face Boston. </p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WE ARE NOT DONE YET!!!! <a href="https://t.co/MUtOLX9uwf">pic.twitter.com/MUtOLX9uwf</a></p>
<p>— PWHL Minnesota (@PWHL_Minnesota) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL_Minnesota/status/1791642252118302967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Minnesota opened the scoring midway through the second period on the power play, when a Sophie Jaques point shot resulted in a Kelly Pannek rebound, whose shot was stopped but ended up on Denisa Krizova’s stick. She buried the puck into the Toronto net, giving Minnesota a 1-0 lead.</p>


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<p>— PWHL Minnesota (@PWHL_Minnesota) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL_Minnesota/status/1791624934420066483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Toronto responded nearly 40 seconds later when Victoria Bach carried the puck into the Minnesota end, sending a pass to Rebecca Leslie who scored her first of the postseason, tying the game at one.</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="147"></div>


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<p>— y – PWHL Toronto (@PWHL_Toronto) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL_Toronto/status/1791625873889595599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In the third period, 2023 No. 1 overall pick Taylor Heise, who only scored one goal in her last 16 regular season games and was held scoreless through the first four games of the Minnesota-Toronto series, pencilled her name on the scoresheet.</p>


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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">1ST GOAL OF PLAYOFFS FOR HEISE! <a href="https://t.co/3n4Mbum2Ig">https://t.co/3n4Mbum2Ig</a> <a href="https://t.co/zr7J4MJ8Mb">pic.twitter.com/zr7J4MJ8Mb</a></p>
<p>— PWHL Minnesota (@PWHL_Minnesota) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWHL_Minnesota/status/1791637766234861621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Her first goal came at the top of the circle while on a power play, firing a wrister with eyes that navigated through traffic and squeaked past Toronto netminder Kristen Campbell. </p>



<p>It would end up being the game-winning goal, with Minnesota scoring two empty netters later in the game, one of which was Heise’s second goal and the other was Sophia Kunin.</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="140"></div>



<p>With the win, Minnesota advances to the Walter Cup Final, where they’ll face Boston, who <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/extra-sweep-pwhl-boston-beats-montreal-in-overtime-advances-to-walter-cup-finals">eliminated Montreal last Tuesday</a>, sweeping the No. 2 ranked club. </p>



<p>Game 1 of the PWHL Finals takes place Sunday, May 19 when Boston hosts Minnesota at Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. </p>
