Happy birthday, Claire Thompson. Would two goals be a good gift? Frost fans at Xcel Energy Center sure thought so. On the night she turned 27, the birthday girl was the star. The Frost rookie netted the second and third goals of her PWHL career Tuesday night,

Claire Thompson scored twice including the shootout winner as Frost defeated Sceptres 4-3 Tuesday night. Carving up the government: Trump offers federal workers 7 month’s pay to quit Egyptian pyramids were built using an incredibly clever machine,

Claire Thompson scored two goals and added an assist on her 27th birthday, Maddie Rooney had 24 saves — including three in the shootout — to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-3.

The Wild have struggled since the injuries to these two occurred, winning just four of the 10 games since Brodin was injured, allowing 31.3 shots per game, and ranking 30th in GAA while allowing four or more goals in seven of the 10 outings.

Playing on her 27th birthday, the Frost’s first-round pick in this year’s PWHL draft scored a pair of goals in regulation before adding the deciding goal in the shootout as the Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres, 4-3, Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center.

The NHL schedule on Wednesday features a matchup between the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-18-2) and the Minnesota Wild (29-17-4), starting at 7:00 PM ET at Scotiabank Arena and broadcast on ESPN+. The Maple Leafs are third in the Eastern Conference and the Wild rank fifth in the Western Conference.

The Toronto Sceptres fell in a shootout to the Minnesota Frost, but they also showed more signs that their season is beginning to turn around.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be getting a key reinforcement in net soon, as goaltender Anthony Stolarz took the ice and completed a full practice Tuesday for the first time since undergoing knee surgery in December. Stolarz had already taken the ice earlier this month when he practiced on Jan. 24, taking his first reps since Dec. 12.

It has come to this ahead of the teammates squaring off against each other. Hear it from the horse’s mouth in the video down below:

John Tavares and Marco Rossi are two of the best players to keep an eye on when the Toronto Maple Leafs face the Minnesota Wild at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, January 29 at 7:00 PM ET. Purchase tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

With a couple more days left until their next game, it will be interesting to see how they roll out their practice lines in the coming days.

That’s the feeling of Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray and winger Ryan Reaves, who have had the pleasure of calling Fleury a teammate in the National Hockey League.