Nurse scores 2 goals, including overtime winner, as Toronto beats Minnesota for 6th straight win

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8:22 PM on Tuesday, February 27, 2024

The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sarah Nurse scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and Toronto beat Minnesota 4-3 for its sixth straight victory. Toronto pulled within three points of first-place Montreal in the PWHL standings. Minnesota remains in second place despite losing three consecutive games. Toronto never trailed. Blayre Turnbull snuck the puck by Minnesota goaltender Nicole Hensley to put Toronto ahead 1-0 just under six minutes into the game. Kali Flanagan added a goal on a power play in the second period, beating Hensley on the glove side for a 2-1 lead. Nurse was left alone at the side of the net and knocked home a rebound for a 3-2 lead in the third. Nurse scored her fourth goal of the season at the 3:46 mark of overtime.