For almost two and a half periods, it looked like the Ottawa Charge and Montreal Victoire would be in for another long night. But a couple of Ottawa rookies had other thoughts. A goal by Mannon McMahon at 8:42 of the third period broke the ice and more stellar goaltending from Gwyneth Philips was the difference as the Charge took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five playoff series with a 1-0 victory in front of 7,

At 135:33, Victoire forward Catherine Dubois finally scored the game-winner in a dramatic 3-2 win to even the playoff series at one game apiece. Québec native setting records in her home Province 🥺 Catherine Dubois' GWG in 4OT ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/ojMk9j1jdN

Shiann Darkangelo broke a third-period tie, Gwyneth Philips made 31 saves and the Ottawa Charge beat the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on Thursday night in Game 1 of the PWHL semifinal series.