Frost avoid elimination from playoff race by beating Ottawa on the road

Lee Stecklein scored twice as the Minnesota Frost staved off elimination and put the Ottawa Charge s playoff hopes on ice with a - win Wednesday night The Charge needed just one point to secure their first playoff appearance Ottawa earning the single point would have ended the defending champion Frost s playoff chances It will come down to the final regular season games Saturday Ottawa will need a regulation win or overtime win against the Toronto Sceptres on Saturday or Minnesota to lose its final tournament against Boston on Saturday in order to clinch a playoff berth The Charge hold the tiebreaker should the two teams be tied in points Leading - the Frost extended their lead at of the third period when Stecklein beat Gwyneth Philips with a wrister from the point Stecklein added an empty-net goal with seconds remaining for her second goal of the season Philips who stopped shots and Nicole Hensley who had a -save shutout were solid in the second with both making a number of big saves The Charge got into penalty trouble late in the period but Philips was able to hold the Frost off With remaining in the second Kendall Coyne Schofield beat Philips through the legs on a partial-screen to give Minnesota a - lead The Charge failed to capitalize on the power play going -for- Stecklein s first goal on a point shot in the third provided the Frost specific much-needed insurance The regular season wraps up Saturday with the Frost at Boston and the Charge at Toronto Related Articles PWHL chooses Seattle for eighth group Loss to New York leaves Frost little room for error in playoff race Source PWHL has chosen Vancouver for its first expansion franchise Frost have tough job ahead and plenty of time to think about it Frost amount early often to top Toronto