Game 1s in the books as the puck drops on the PWHL’s second-ever postseason

The GIST: Forget the yellow brick road, it’s time to skip skate down the Walter Cup freeway as the PWHL’s second-ever postseason hits the ice. Both Game 1s are already in the books, but these feisty best-of-five semis are just beginning.

💛 Toronto Sceptres strike first with Game 1 win over Minnesota Frost: Sceptres rookie forward Julia Gosling lit the lamp twice in her playoff debut, burying both goals in less than two minutes to give No. 2 seed Toronto an early three-goal lead. And while the No. 4 seed defending champ Frost didn’t go quietly, Wednesday’s series-opener ended 3–2 in Toronto’s favor.

• The puck drops on Game 2 tonight at 7 p.m. ET, with bad blood in the air. The latest on-ice incident between the teams saw polarizing Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme slapped with a game misconduct penalty. Watching, waiting to see if additional disciplinary action comes down.

🔥 Ottawa Charge upset Montréal Victoire in series opener: Sometimes choice can be a burden. Just ask the Victoire, who chose to play the third-seeded Charge and — for the second straight season — were on the losing end of a Game 1, falling 3–2 last night.

• Montréal have notably finished atop the regular-season standings for the last two seasons but have yet to tally a postseason win, a trend they’ll try to buck when the series resumes Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.