Susanna Tapani scores in OT to give Minnesota 3-2 victory over Ottawa in PWHL
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Susanna Tapani scored her second goal of the game at 1:57 of overtime to give Minnesota a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Grace Zumwinkle also scored and Nicole Hensley made 24 saves to help Minnesota (3-0-1) overcome a 2-0 deficit.
Savannah Harmon and Lexie Adzija scored for Ottawa (1-0-1). Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 17 shots.
Tapani and Zumwinkle tied it in the second period, with Tapani scoring on a power play and Zumwinkle short-handed.
Minnesota remains the top-ranked team in the PWHL standings. The team’s next game is 7 p.m. on Jan. 24 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Jan. 24 against Montreal.
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