Tonight's Manitoba Female Hockey League championship series game 2 between Central Plains Capitals and Yellowhead Chiefs is now game 1.

It's because a protest lodged by Central Plains Capitals' coach Ferdi Nelissen over a controversial penalty call in the second overtime period, which resulted in a game-winning goal for Yellowhead. A Central Plains player covered the puck in the corner, which resulted in the ruling.

That protest has been upheld by the league, and the game's been declared null and void.

League Commissioner Mike Kohli explains the decision.

"The referee in the game called a delay of game penalty, and awarded a penalty shot to the Yellowhead team. Unfortunately, Hockey Canada regulations do not allow for a penalty shot in that situation. The only time that a penalty shot is awarded during a delay of game is when a defending player, other than the goalie, covers the puck in the crease. This did not happen in the crease, so the penalty shot should not have been awarded to the Yellowhead team. And as a league, it wouldn't be right to award the game on an improper call. The delay of game was not an incorrect penalty, but the penalty shot was incorrect."

Kohli says the league's decided they'll add another game to the series, to ensure Yellowhead maintains the home-ice advantage they earned for their first place finish.

"We haven't quite finalized all the dates of the games, but it'll still be out of the five games, three home games for Yellohead, and two home games for the Central Plains Capitals."

Kohli acknowledges while the referee made a mistake on the application of the call, it was an honest mistake.

An announcement of the additional game should be made soon.

The next game of the series is Sunday afternoon in Shoal Lake.

As for tonight's game in Portage between the Capitals and Chiefs, the intensity level and emotions are expected to be very high. The Game 1 result being overturned is something new to all of the players.

Caps' forward Mekaela Fisher says it'll take everyone working together to pull off a win.

"If all of us are in, and ready to play, we can do it. We just have to keep in mind why we want to do this, and we have to do it together."

The PCU Centre has a bigger ice surface than the one in Shoal Lake and Fisher says adjusting to the larger ice surface won't be a problem.

"Maybe in the beginning, but we'll adjust to it. It's not the first time we've ever played on it, and we know what it's like to play there."

Tonight's game starts at 7:30.