Defending PWHL Champion Minnesota Frost Face play-off matches Ottawa charges in the best-of-5-final

Kendall Coyne Schofield delivered a warning message when she judged the lead in the play -off experience, and defensive Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost enjoyed the PWHL final against the Ottawa charge. “Yes, it helps, but it’s not all,” Coin Schofield said before the best-of-five series started in Ottawa Tuesday night. “They just played an incredible series of four games for the past week and a half, right? And this is the experience they have just gained. ‘ The Frost has the championship experience in the return to the final after a four -match victory over Toronto. The charge, which struck in four games in regular seasonal champion Montreal, is the newcomers out of the play -off match after missing out on the weekend in the PWHL’s first season. And the right lesson is how the usual season doesn’t count much, because the finals once again have a show between the two lower seed teams. The charge finished third in the six-team standings and the Frost-fourth net like last year-with both their respective beds with wins on the last day of the season. “We have a lot of respect for Minnesota. It is clear that they were here last year and they went all the way,” said captain Brianne Jenner. “We know it’s going to be very difficult. But our group has never liked hard work. We are very excited to get started. ‘ Minnesota’s 23-player robbery returned 16 of the group that defeated Boston in five games last year. Ottawa contains only four players with previous play-offs-and they are all former Toronto players who lost a five-match semi-finals against Minnesota a year ago. Minnesota coach Ken Klee only showed the parity we have in our league, referring to a regular season in which four points separated second place from Toronto and fifth place from Boston, with the fleet eliminated by a breaker after ending with Ottawa and Minnesota. The frost is known for their offense. After scoring a 85 goals lead in the usual season, Minnesota Toronto led with a joint margin of 18-14. Minnesota contains the play -off game’s top six scorers, with Taylor Heise leading the list with seven points (one goal, six assists). The charge places an emphasis on a hard defensive style, and ends the regular season for the last time with 71 goals. Ottawa comes from a semi-finals in which it was nine goals, with all four games decided with one-point margins, including 3-2 4 to loss in game 2. With two goals, Jenner is the only load player to score more than once in the playoffs. Ottawa’s play-off game is the rookie shooter Gwyneth Philips, who has taken over the starting duties since Emerance Maschmeyer was placed by a lower body injury in mid-March. The 25-year-old man from Ohio ended the season with a record of 4-1 in which she allowed six goals. And she was built on her performance by allowing just six goals on 135 shots in the play-off game, including a 26-Save 1-0 exclusion in Game 3. “We have so much confidence in front of her,” Jenner said. “If you run like this, it takes depth, it takes players who act on important moments. And Gwen has done it for us since she entered the net. ‘ The frost continues with a turn in the net, with the former US national team of Maddie Rooney and Nicole Hensley. Rooney led 2-0 against Toronto, while Hensley was 1-1, including a 26-Save outing in a 4-3 series victory. The teams divided their season with three wins, and Minnesota led Ottawa 15-14. Coyne Schofield sees similarities between this season and last year’s run-up to the championship in which Minnesota both won series in a decisive match 5’s, and overcomed a 2-0 shortage against Toronto. This year, the Frost clinched their playoffs by winning their last two games, including a 3-0 victory at Ottawa. “This play -off match, kind of back to the two games,” she said. “We came to the record and the challenge, and we are excited for the next one in front of us.” The charge also had to scrap to get to this point to close the Season 4-1 and clinch their play-off match, with Katerina Mrazova to seal a 2-1 OT win over Toronto. “Very proud of our group just keeps finding us and recognizing that adversity is part of the experience, and that’s what allows you to grow,” Ottawa coach Carla Macla Macla said. “I think we have grown out of it and we are now in a nice opportunity.” ___ AP Freelance writer Madie Hricik contributed to this story. ___ AP Women’s Hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey