The Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs take to the ice in the battle for the Walter Cup.
The top four teams in the regular season will compete in best-of-five series, with the matchups determined not by standings but by the preference of the top-seeded Montreal Victoire.
Under PWHL rules, the team with the best regular-season record gets to select its first-round playoff opponent. The Victoire chose to face the No. 3-seeded Ottawa Charge. The other matchup will pit the No. 2 seed Toronto Sceptres against the No. 4 Minnesota Frost.
Montreal and Toronto will have home-ice advantage in their respective series.
PWHL playoff bracket
All times Eastern, *If necessary
Montreal Victoire (1) vs. Ottawa Charge (3)
Game 1: Ottawa at Montreal | Thursday, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Ottawa at Montreal | May 11, 2 p.m.
Game 3: Montreal at Ottawa | May 13, 7 p.m.
Game 4: Montréal at Ottawa | May 16, 7 p.m.*
Game 5: Ottawa at Montreal | May 18, 7 p.m.*
Toronto Sceptres (2) vs. Minnesota Frost (4)
Game 1: Minnesota at Toronto | Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Game 2: Minnesota at Toronto | May 9, 7 p.m.
Game 3: Toronto at Minnesota | May 11, 6 p.m.
Game 4: Toronto at Minnesota | May 14, 7 p.m.*
Game 5: Minnesota at Toronto | May 17, TBD*
PWHL Finals
The best-of-five PWHL Finals will begin on the home ice of the higher-seeded team. The series schedule will be determined at a later date.
How to watch PWHL playoffs
Television coverage of the PWHL playoffs will be split by series.
Toronto vs. Minnesota
TV (U.S.): FanDuel Sports Network North, YouTube
TV (Canada): Prime Video
Montreal vs. Ottawa
TV (Canada): TSN – English; RDS – French
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