Jincy Roese Sends Frost Past Victoire 5-4 in OT — Pwhl Scores
pwhl scores had a wild start to the semifinal round Saturday, and Minnesota finished it with Jincy Roese’s overtime goal in a 5-4 win over Montreal. The Frost moved ahead 1-0 in the series after a game that flipped fast and ended less than five minutes into the extra period.
Roese ends Game 1
Roese scored the winner less than five minutes into overtime, finishing a night in which Minnesota led 2-0, trailed after a Montreal surge, and still found the last strike. Taylor Heise added two points for the Frost, while Maddie Rooney stopped 21 of 25 shots to secure the opener.
Minnesota’s first two goals came in the first period. Katy Knoll opened the scoring midway through it, and Kendall Coyne Schofield pushed the lead to 2-0 before the horn.
Stacey’s hat trick
Montreal answered with pressure that never let the game settle. Shiann Darkangelo cut the deficit to 2-1 less than three minutes into the second period, Laura Stacey tied it near the end of the period with a wraparound goal, and Grace Zumwinkle put Minnesota back in front at 3-2 before the period ended. At the start of the third, the teams traded three goals in less than two minutes, and Stacey finished with the PWHL’s first-ever playoff hat trick.
That scoring burst turned Game 1 into a track meet. Both teams combined for five goals in less than eight minutes between the end of the second period and the start of the third, and the game was tied 4-4 at the end of regulation.
Desbiens faces 29 shots
Ann-Renee Desbiens allowed five goals on 29 shots in the loss, a rough line in a game where Montreal repeatedly had to chase Minnesota. Britta Curl received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for an illegal check to the head on Kaitlin Willoughby with 48 seconds left in the second period, adding a late penalty swing to a period already defined by momentum changes.
Minnesota entered the series as the two-time defending Walter Cup champions, and this opener put them one win from a commanding start in the semifinal. The Frost did not just survive the opening back-and-forth; they took the first game, the first lead, and the last goal.
