Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. ET | The Arena at TD Place
WATCH LIVE: Prime Video (Canada), FanDuel Sports Network North, PWHL YouTube & thepwhl.com (U.S. / International)
Daniella Ponticelli (Play-by-Play), Becky Kellar (Analyst), Julia Tocheri (Reporter)
MINNESOTA FROST
7-5-4-7 | 35 PTS | 3RD PLACE (TIED)
Top Scorer: Kendall Coyne Schofield–23 GP, 10-11-21 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 OTW at TOR on Mar. 9
OTTAWA CHARGE
7-1-4-9 | 27 PTS | 5TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Emily Clark – 21 GP, 7-8-15 PTS
Last Game: 5-0 L at MIN (in Raleigh) on Mar. 7
2024-25 SEASON SERIES: TIED 6-6 IN POINTS (MINNESOTA WON 10-5 IN 2024)
Dec. 19 at MIN: 5-2 MIN | Jan. 21 at MIN: 1-0 OTT | Feb. 13 at OTT: 8-3 OTT | Mar. 7 at MIN (RALEIGH): 5-0 MIN | Apr. 30 at OTT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Each of the last two games between the Frost and Charge have been decided by five goals. Only one other game in PWHL history (including playoffs) has seen such a margin: the Sirens’ 5-0 win against Minnesota on Jan. 4, 2025.
Minnesota has allowed two or fewer goals in five straight games, the longest streak in team history. It is the second-longest streak by any PWHL team this season, behind the Sceptres’ six-game run (Feb 1-23).
The Frost have four players this season with at least 50 shots on goal and 10 points, the most of any PWHL team. Minnesota had five such players last season, tied for the most in the league (Ottawa).
Kendall Coyne Schofield scored a goal in her last game against Toronto, her 10th of the season. She is the only PWHL player this season to have double-digit goals without scoring a power-play goal.
Both teams are at the top of the league with the most games scoring first (MIN-14, OTT-13) but have the league’s two worst point percentages in games when they score first with Ottawa holding a 6-1-3-3 record (.590) and Minnesota at 5-4-2-3 (.595).
The Batherson family enjoyed a brief – but busy – reunion this week in Ottawa as the Senators hosted the Detroit Red Wings Monday night. Mae Batherson got to watch her older brother Drake in action, attend morning skate, participate in a pre-game Women in Sports panel (with Charge forward Rebecca Leslie) and perform the ceremonial faceoff with Frost teammates and staff in attendance. Mae’s grandparents, who made the trip from Nova Scotia, get to enjoy a unique NHL/PWHL back-to-back.
The Charge have won a season-high two straight homes games at TD Place but are coming off a 5-0 shutout loss to Minnesota in Raleigh on Friday, their second time being shut out this season (3-0 vs. Sirens on Jan. 27). The only other PWHL team to have multiple shutout losses this season is the Frost (also two). This is Ottawa’s first time this season playing the same opponent in consecutive games.
Tereza Vanišová had the lone penalty for Ottawa in her last game against the Frost, her eighth game with a penalty this season. That is tied for the second most in the PWHL this season behind the Sceptres’ Renata Fast (10).
Vanišová (4G, 1A) leads the season series with five points in four games, followed by Gabbie Hughes (2G, 2A), Minnesota’s Coyne Schofield (1G, 3A), Claire Thompson (1G, 3A) and Taylor Heise (4A).
Jincy Roese was also at the sold-out Canadian Tire Centre last night to see the Sens beat the Wings 2-1 and was a special guest on the Prime Monday Night Hockey intermission panel. The Charge’s top scoring defender talked about her hockey family and five siblings, including sister Joy Dunne, an Ohio State sophomore, recently named a Patty Kazmaier Award finalist and a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team. Brother Josh Dunne made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres on Mar. 8. Roese played youth hockey in St. Louis with Matthew Tkachuk (Florida Panthers) and his younger brother and Sens captain Brady.
Emily Clark, who leads the Charge in scoring, has a big night coming up off the ice Wednesday when she will release her own beer, the Ottawa Wheat 26, a raspberry ale brewed in collaboration with Ottawa’s Broadhead Brewery.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“We have had a good road trip so far and are looking to finish it off the right way. It’s been a tough stretch with three games in five nights, but I really like the way our team has kept their enthusiasm. Ottawa is a good team, and we expect them to have a good night playing back at home.” - Frost Head Coach Ken Klee.
“There’s still a third of a season here that we’re embarking upon. We certainly know where we sit. We know we’ve got some work in front of us, but we’re definitely excited and confident about what we’re doing, how we’re doing it, and where we’re doing it.” – Charge Head Coach Carla MacLeod.
TUESDAY’S GAME: It’s the start of a big week for the Charge at TD Place facing off against the Frost tonight and battling Boston on Saturday – both teams with eight-point leads in the playoff picture. Tonight’s Unity Game celebrates Indigenous Heritage. Esteemed Indigenous leaders Claudette Commanda and Alison Fisher will participate in the ceremonial puck drop and receive commemorative jerseys from Victoria Bach (Mohawk) and Jocelyne Larocque (Metis). Commanda is an Algonquin Anishinaabe from Kitigan Zibi and a respected Indigenous rights advocate, educator, and knowledge keeper. Fisher is a prominent figure in Indigenous sports leadership, championing the development and inclusion of Indigenous athletes at all levels. The National Anthems will be preceded by a traditional Indigenous welcome song. Limited-edition Indigenous Heritage Celebration posters will be available to fans for purchase.