When the puck dropped on the Minnesota Frost's deciding game four win against the Toronto Sceptres, there was an odd quiet in the building. The game lacked the typical playoff atmosphere with only 3,107 fans on hand for the game.

The Minnesota Frost is up 2-1 against the Toronto Sceptres in the first series of the PWHL playoffs. The Frost have allowed at least 3 goals per game, but make up for it by repeatedly finding the back of the net.

Ottawa has a chance to advance to Walter Cup final on Friday in Game 4 vs. Montreal. For the Victoire to climb back, they'll have to find a way to solve the puzzle of Ottawa's rookie goaltending sensation,

In what was the highest-scoring game in the two-year history of the PWHL, the Frost took Game 3 and grabbed a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five league semifinal on a night where public address announcer Brian Sweeney might have been the hardest-working person in the building.

The defending Walter Cup champions will look to punch their ticket to the PWHL Finals, while Toronto will fight to stay alive in Game 4 of the best-of-5 PWHL Playoffs on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center.

Heise was already being playfully referred to as “Patty” by her teammates when Jaques entered the chat. Never mind the fact that Frost forward Kendall Coyne-Schofield had also won the Kazmaier, in 2016 when she played at Northeastern.

The PWHL assessed Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme a one-game suspension on Friday for an illegal check to the head of Toronto defenseman Renata Fast in Game 1 of their semifinal playoff series.