The Sceptres drew first blood in the best-of-five series in the opening game of the PWHL Playoffs, squeaking out a 3-2 win. In trying to avoid falling behind 2-0 for the second year in a row, the Frost came out with a little more pizzaz in Game 2 on Friday night.

Lee Stecklein had two goals and an assist to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 5-3 in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series.

It would be great for Toronto if Spooner entered the 2025 playoffs in MVP form. But if she’s not, and she’s just fine, the Sceptres have proven that it’s not a death knell for them. Not the way it was last year.