After a historic game, the Ottawa Charge looks to use home ice to push the Montreal Victoire to the brink of elimination in the PWHL Semifinals. Game 2 was one of the greatest postseason games in professional hockey history, men’s or women’s, and saw a surprising name play the hero in the Mother’s Day Marathon.

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,

The game set a Canadian professional women’s hockey record for the longest ever, passing a Canadian Women’s Hockey League semifinal in 2018.