TORONTO, ON (February 11, 2025) – Natalie Spooner notched an assist in her first game back in the lineup this season––and first game in 275 days–– helping the Toronto Sceptres extend their season-high point streak to five games in a 3-2 overtime win over Minnesota at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday night.
Minnesota opened the scoring late in the first period with a goal from Sophie Jaques, then Brooke McQuigge doubled the Frost’s lead nine minutes into the second frame. Toronto responded just three minutes later with a goal from Hannah Miller, as Spooner – the reigning PWHL Billie Jean King MVP Award recipient – tallied her first assist of the season in her debut. Daryl Watts found the back of the net for the Sceptres on the power play just 1:54 later to knot the game at two, and a scoreless final period sent the game into overtime.
With just four seconds left in overtime, Renata Fast scored on a breakaway to secure the win for the Sceptres in front of their home crowd. Raygan Kirk stopped 27 of 29 shots to earn her fourth win of the season for Toronto, while Maddie Rooney turned aside 19 of 22 shots in net for Minnesota. With the win, the Sceptres jump into third place in the PWHL standings with 21 points, while the Frost remain in second with 26.