Alex Carpenter, Gabrielle David scored nine seconds apart as Seattle Torrent beat Frost 5-4
Seattle Torrent forward Alex Carpenter (No. 25) scores a goal as Lee Stecklein (No. 2) of the Minnesota Frost defends and goaltender Nicole Hensley (No. 29) watches in a PWHL hockey game at Climate Pledge Arena on April 22, 2026. (PWHL)
SEATTLE - Alex Carpenter and Gabrielle David scored nine seconds apart, Anna Wilgren added a goal for her third in two games, and the Seattle Torrent beat the Minnesota Frost 5-4 on Wednesday night for their first victory in the series.
Seattle (8-1-4-16) secured three draft-order points to take the top spot in the Gold Plan standings for a chance at the first overall pick in the PWHL entry draft.
Minnesota (13-3-4-9), which had already clinched third place, had won the previous three games against the Torrent in regulation by a total of 13-3.
Carpenter, who entered with at least one point against every PWHL team this season except for Minnesota, knocked in a loose puck to tie it at 2-all in the second and David sent a shot over goaltender Nicole Hensley.
Captain Hilary Knight gave Seattle the lead for good by finishing off Theresa Schafzahl's nice pass 2:29 into the third.
Minnesota forward Kelly Pannek capped the scoring with 12.5 seconds left and she became the first player in PWHL history to reach 30 points in a season.
Taylor Heise scored two goals for Minnesota and Grace Zumwinkle added another as each player reached 13 goals this season.
Up next
Minnesota plays at Vancouver on Saturday in a regular-season finale.
Seattle plays its final game of the season on Saturday when it hosts Montreal.
The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.
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