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The GIST: As the league prepares to honor one of the three MVP finalists with individual hardware, the Ottawa Charge and defending champ Minnesota Frost continue to battle it out for the real prize: the Walter Cup trophy, which could be awarded by the next time we talk.

Minnesota pushes Game 2 to overtime (OT), wins 2–1 to even series: After scoreless play for nearly all of regulation, this Finals showdown went to OT for the second straight tilt following a late third-period goal from polarizing Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme.

• And while Ottawa outshot Minnesota 38 to 24 in the contest, the Frost ultimately came out on top thanks to Curl-Salemme's OT game-winner. A true stunner.

Can the Frost maintain momentum as the series shifts to Minnesota?: The defending champs guaranteed themselves two home games with last night’s win: Game 3 tomorrow and Game 4 on Monday, both at 5 p.m. ET.

• With the best-of-five series currently even 1-1, it’s anyone’s guess who will pull ahead — but a boost from the State of Hockey faithful could spark captain Kendall Coyne Schofield and Co. to a historic second Walter Cup. Can’t miss this.

The GIST: Another day, another postseason triple-header. In case you ran out of screens for the men’s action, here’s what’s happening in the NBA and NHL.

🏀 SGA, Thunder defend home court to take 2-0 series lead: Behind a game-high 36-point effort from the newly crowned MVP, OKC dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves 118–103 last night, moving just two Ws away from their first NBA Finals appearance since 2012. Anthony Edwards and the T-Wolves will need all the home-cooking they can get with Game 3 in Minny tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. ET.

• And then there was the choke seen ’round the world. Despite leading by 17 points in the fourth quarter, the NY Knicks dropped Wednesday’s Eastern Conference Finals Game 1 138–135 in OT to the Indiana Pacers following a clutch regulation buzzer-beater from Reggie Miller Tyrese Haliburton.

• Is Madison Square Garden redemption in the cards for the ’Bockers? Or are the Pacers really that team? Find out in Game 2 tonight at 8 p.m. ET.

🏒 Florida Panthers pounce, go up 2-0: The reigning Stanley Cup champions scored three first-period goals and never looked back, blanking the Carolina Hurricanes 5–0 on the Canes’ home ice last night. Ready the rats — star goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and the Cats are heading back to Sunrise with a chance to secure a commanding 3-0 lead in Game 3 tomorrow at 8 p.m. ET.

• Meanwhile, the Dallas Stars scored five third-period goals on Wednesday to complete the comeback and defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6–3 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.

• Tune in tonight at 8 p.m. ET to see if captain Connor McDavid (who had two assists on Wednesday) can get his Canadian squad back on track and even this thing up.

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🎓🥍 NCAA women’s lacrosse: National semifinals— Today at 3 and 5:30 p.m. ET — ESPNU

• Three of the final four contenders — No. 1 seed UNC, defending champs No. 2 Boston College, and No. 3 Northwestern — are the last three national title-winners. The dark horse? No. 4 Florida, a rising power hunting its first championship appearance. Let’s rip.

🎓🥎 NCAA softball: Super Regionals — Today through Sunday — ESPN Networks

• A historically chaotic Regional round gives way to the already underway best-of-three Super Regionals, with eight spots in next week’s Women’s College World Series on the line. If you only have time to follow one series, pick No. 7 Tennessee vs. Nebraska, where Cornhuskers generational talent Jordy Bahl is absolutely Bahl-ing out.

⚽ Concacaf W Champions Cup Final: Tigres UANL vs. NJ/NY Gotham FC — Tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET — Paramount+

• Buoyed by NWSL–leading scorer Esther González, Gotham topped Liga MX Femenil–best Club América 3–1 on Wednesday to advance to tomorrow’s final. The winner secures a spot in the first-ever 2026 FIFA Women’s Champions Cup and the 2028 FIFA Women’s Club World Cup. LFG.

🏎️ F1: Monaco Grand Prix — Sunday at 9 a.m. ET — ESPN

• The notoriously challenging and stunning street circuit is the backdrop for a tantalizingly close competition atop the World Drivers’ Championship Standings, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri holding a narrow lead over teammate Lando Norris and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Time to shut up and drive.

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