Finnish forward Tapani lifts PWHL Minnesota over Ottawa in OT for 4th win in 5 games

Susanna Tapani scored her second goal of the game at 1:57 of overtime to give visiting Minnesota a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Grace Zumwinkle also scored and Nicole Hensley made 24 saves to help Minnesota (3-0-1) overcome a 2-0 deficit.

Savannah Harmon and Lexie Adzija scored for Ottawa (1-0-1). Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 17 shots.

Tapani and Zumwinkle tied it in the second period, with Tapani scoring on a power play and Zumwinkle short-handed.

Minnesota hosts Montreal on Wednesday night, while Ottawa hosts Toronto on Tuesday night.

The full schedule of PWHL games airing on CBC Sports this season is available here.