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.

In an attempt to innovate, the young Professional Women’s Hockey League allows the top-seeded team in its four-team playoffs to choose its first-round opponent. A year ago, Toronto chose a fourth-seeded Minnesota team that had lost its final five regular-season games,