Michela Cava and Taylor Heise both had a goal and an assist to lead Minnesota to a 4-1 victory over Boston, giving their team a 2-1 lead in the inaugural championship series of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Minnesota will host Game 4 in the best-of-five series on Sunday. Game 5, if necessary, would be played in Boston on Wednesday.
Minnesota forward Taylor Heise celebrates her goal against Boston during the first period of Game 3 of the PWHL hockey championship series, Friday, May 24, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Minnesota forward Taylor Heise scores a goal against Boston during the first period of Game 3 of the PWHL hockey championship series Friday, May 24, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn.
It took just 59 seconds for Heise to slip a shot past Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel and give Minnesota the lead for good. Cava notched an assist on Heise’s fifth goal in eight postseason games. Heise had four goals and nine assists during the regular season. Boston’s goal came with two seconds left in the second period when Alina Müller found the net. Susanna Tapani and Jamie Lee Rattray had assists. It was Müller’s first goal of the postseason after scoring five times during the regular season.
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