Michela Cava and Sophie Jaques scored less than two minutes apart late in the first period and Minnesota beat Boston 3-0 on Tuesday night to even the PWHL championship series at a game apiece.

Nicole Hensley made 20 saves in relief of Maddie Rooney, who was in net the previous five games, two of them shutouts.

Boston closes in on Walter Cup after win over Minnesota in Game 1 of PWHL final

Jess Healey scored from the point late in the second period to lift Boston to a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Sunday night in the first game of the inaugural Walter Cup Final, the championship series of the Professional Women's Hockey League post-season.

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Boston forward Amanda Pelkey, left, celebrates in front of Minnesota forward Liz Schepers, center, after Boston scored during the second period in Game 1 of a PWHL hockey championship series, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Lowell, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Amanda Pelkey, left, celebrates a Boston goal against Minnesota in Game 1 of the PWHL final.

"It feels amazing [to get the shutout]," Hensley said. "Obviously Maddie has been carrying our team, it's nice to be able to help out our team and give her a little break.

"It's huge to get a split on the road, that's what you're looking to do in the playoffs. I'm excited to get back to Minnesota and our fans."

Minnesota evens up PWHL Walter Cup final with shut-down win over Boston

Minnesota's Sophie Jaques scored twice in game two as the home team scored a 3-0 win over Boston to even up the series at 1-1.

2-0 Minnesota goal.

Minnesota evens up PWHL Walter Cup final with shutout win over Boston

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Cava opened the scoring at 14:25 with her second playoff goal. That was quickly followed by Jaques skating in from the point before letting a wrist shot fly from the faceoff circle to beat Aerin Frankel at 16:21.

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Boston hosts Minnesota for Game 2 of the best-of-five championship series on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.

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Boston hosts Minnesota for Game 2 of the best-of-five Walter Cup championship series on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. Boston holds a 1-0 series lead.

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Jaques added an empty-netter with two and a half&nbsp;minutes left as Minnesota ended Boston's streak of six-straight wins and 12-straight one-goal games, including four in the playoffs.

Boston won Sunday's opener in the best-of-five series, 4-3.

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Boston goalie Aerin Frankel, left, grabs the puck for a save in front of Minnesota forward Michela Cava, right, during the third period of Game 1 of a PWHL hockey championship series, Sunday, May 19, 2024, in Lowell, Mass. 

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Minnesota forward Brooke Bryant (17) hugs goalie Nicole Hensley after defeating Boston in Game 2 of the PWHL hockey championship series on Tuesday.

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