Kendall Coyne Schofield scores OT winner as Frost halt Sceptres' home win streak

Tim Wharnsby · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 09, 2025 4:34 PM EDT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago

Minnesota Frost skipper Kendall Coyne Schofield chipped successful the overtime victor to decision the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 successful a antiaircraft tussle connected Sunday.

Before Toronto goalie Kristen Campbell could screen up, Coyne Schofield recovered a escaped puck successful a goalmouth scramble to people with 2:21 remaining successful the other play earlier 8,510 astatine Toronto's Coca-Cola Coliseum.

The Frost (7-5-4-7) triumph ended a five-game location triumph streak for the Sceptres (9-2-5-7) arsenic they mislaid for lone the 2nd clip successful 9 Professional Women's Hockey League outings.

Minnesota outshot Toronto 27-16. Nicole Hensley made 15 saves for the win.

WATCH | Coyne Schofield sinks Sceptres successful overtime:

Brooke McQuigge scored archetypal for the Frost early, portion defender Renata Fast pulled the Sceptres adjacent astatine 1-1 precocious successful the 2nd period.

McQuigge, of adjacent Bowmanville, Ont., supplied the visitors with a 1-0 vantage 5:26 into the archetypal period.

Her close changeable from the slot came aft Toronto's Megan Carter and skipper Blayre Turnbull failed connected their clearing attempts.

Fast tied the crippled with 65 seconds remaining successful the 2nd period, firing a changeable done postulation aft a walk from Daryl Watts.

Takeaways

Sceptres: Fast leads each PWHL defenders with 5 goals and 15 points successful 23 games.

Frost: Mae Batherson volition enactment successful the Ottawa Senators' solemnisation of women successful sports astatine the Canadian Tire Centre connected Monday earlier watching her older member Drake and the Senators against the Detroit Red Wings.

Key moment

Denisa Krizova deed the crossbar disconnected a two-on-one unreserved to support the crippled 1-0 5 minutes into the 2nd period.

Key stat

The Sceptres entered the crippled 4th successful the six-team PWHL successful punishment sidesplitting but went a cleanable 5 for 5 against Minnesota.

Up next

The PWHL commercialized deadline is Thursday. The Sceptres are disconnected until March 19 erstwhile they big the New York Sirens.

The Frost play their 2nd of a three-game travel against the Ottawa Charge connected Tuesday.