Positioned near Gwyneth Philips’ right goal post, Scamurra flipped the puck into the open side after a wide shot by Maureen Murphy rebounded off the end boards. But the goal breathed some urgency into the Charge. The Charge carried the momentum for the remainder of the period until Leslie sent the crowd into a frenzy. The story of the night through the scoreless opening two periods was a golden opportunity missed by the home team early in the second. The Charge had a 5-on-3 power
play for 90 seconds, but failed to get a single shot on goal. Very few good scoring chances were created by either side through the rest of the period. The biggest save, arguably, was made by Philips when she put her left shoulder in front of a wrister by Lina Ljungblom from the slot. The rebound popped up without Philips seeing it, but no Montreal player was close to the loose puck. Both teams had nine shots on goal in a sloppy first period. The
Charge held Montreal’s top-ranked power play to a total of four shots with two extra-player advantages that were presented to the visitors when Emma Greco was sent off for tripping at 13:02 and Leslie was called for cross-checking 40 seconds after the first penalty expired.
Ottawa Charge, Rebecca Leslie, Gwyneth Philips, Maureen Murphy, Scamurra, Lina Ljungblom, Emma Greco, tripping, cross-checking, 5-on-3 power play