Coming into tonight's game expectations were pretty low for the Furies. The first-place Calgary Inferno were not only the reigning Clarkson Cup champions and favourites to repeat, they'd also swept the season series against the Furies. The last time Toronto beat Calgary was December 6, 2015 - Natalie Spooner's five goal game.
Rookie of the Year nominee Iya Gavrilova drew first blood for Calgary, scoring less than halfway through the first period. The Furies had three power plays in the period, and scored in the dying seconds of their final power play to tie the game. Jenelle Kohanchuk, who was absent from the team last year due to injury, got the goal with assists from another Rookie of the Year nominee, Renata Fast, and her frequent defence partner, rookie Erin Ambrose.