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Finnish forward Tapani lifts PWHL Minnesota over Ottawa in OT for 4th win in 5 games

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Susanna Tapani scored her second goal of the game at 1:57 of overtime to give visiting Minnesota a 3-2 victory over Ottawa on Wednesday night in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

Grace Zumwinkle also scored and Nicole Hensley made 24 saves to help Minnesota (3-0-1) overcome a 2-0 deficit. Savannah Harmon and Lexie Adzija scored for Ottawa (1-0-1).

Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 17 shots. Minnesota hosts Montreal on Wednesday night, while Ottawa hosts Toronto on Tuesday night.

The full schedule of PWHL games airing on CBC Sports this season is available here. The post-game handshake made its return Wednesday after a miscommunication caused it to be skipped following Montreal's home win over New York on Tuesday, the league said in a statement. "The PWHL regrets this lapse in protocol and apologizes for any confusion it may have caused our fans." 

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