In a thrilling matchup, Boston secured a 4-3 victory over Minnesota in the first game of the inaugural Walter Cup, the championship of the Professional Women’s Hockey League. The game, held in Lowell, Mass., drew an impressive crowd of 4,508 fans, setting the stage for an intense series.
The pivotal moment came late in the second period when Jess Healey, a defenseman for Boston, scored a crucial goal from the point. Healey's goal, her first in the playoffs, came just 15 seconds after Minnesota's Taylor Heise netted her second goal of the game, tying the score 3-3 with less than three minutes remaining in the period.
