Ottawa Beats Minnesota 3-2 In Overtime In Chicago's Takeover Tour Debut
Ottawa Beats Minnesota 3-2 In Overtime In Chicago's Takeover Tour Debut
ROSEMONT, IL (December 21, 2025) – Rookie Sarah Wozniewicz scored her first career PWHL goal in style, securing the overtime winner for the Ottawa Charge in a 3-2 triumph over the Minnesota Frost on Sunday afternoon in the PWHL Takeover Tour™ at Allstate Arena. A crowd of 7,238 got their first taste of the PWHL in Chicago and were treated to a thriller between the 2025 PWHL Walter Cup finalists, with the Charge snapping a four-game losing streak that started with a Dec. 2 loss against the two-time defending champion Frost. Three of the four goals in regulation were scored on the power play, including both Ottawa tallies by defender Ronja Savolainen at 9:31 of the first period, and captain Brianne Jenner who beat the buzzer at 19:56 of the second period. Minnesota battled back twice, first by tying the game on a Britta Curl-Salemme snipe at 10:44 of the middle frame, then at 3:56 of the third period when defender Mae Batherson scored her first career goal with the player advantage. Gwyneth Philips picked up her second win of the season with a career-high 41 saves, with Nicole Hensley suffering her first loss of the season with 22 saves. Ottawa will continue its five-game road trip in Toronto on Tuesday, while Minnesota will play another Takeover Tour tilt against Vancouver in Edmonton, AB on Saturday. This was the first of two Takeover Tour games to be played at Allstate Arena this season with the New York Sirens and Seattle Torrent coming to town on Mar. 25, 2026.