After staving off elimination from the PWHL playoffs once, Minnesota needs to do it again Wednesday, when it plays Toronto in Game 4 of their best-of-five series.
PWHL Minnesota, with brutal streak over, looks to even series vs. Toronto
On Wednesday night, Minnesota meets Toronto at Xcel Energy Center in Game 4 of their PWHL playoff series.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
May 15, 2024 at 4:48AM
The teams will square off again at Xcel Energy Center with Toronto leading the series 2-1.
Minnesota ended its seven-game losing streak — and two-game scoreless streak — just in time Monday night in a 2-0 victory before an announced crowd of 3,344 at the X.
Maggie Flaherty and Denisa Křížová each scored a second-period goal, and Maddie Rooney made 18 saves for the shutout.
“We’re in this thing now,” Minnesota’s Liz Schepers said.
Toronto could be without the PWHL’s top scorer, Natalie Spooner, who suffered an unspecified injury in the third period Monday on a hard hit from Minnesota’s Grace Zumwinkle.
If Minnesota wins, Game 5 would be Friday night in Toronto, where Minnesota took 4-0 and 2-0 defeats to open the series.
The Vikings let go of one of the few remaining players from their 2022 NFL draft class on Saturday morning, cutting cornerback Akayleb Evans after his role on defense had dissolved. He could return to the practice squad.
