Otter recovered from 4-2 down after two periods to 4-4 at the start of the last and then took the lead for the first time with just over two minutes to go through Cecily Turner. Ella Chadderton slotted the Manchester equaliser with 1.27 remaining.
In women's Championship 1, goals by Aubrie Monahan (4) and Tegan Stanbach (3) helped steer Leeds Sharks to a 13-5 victory over Caledonia while Otter Lutra beat Penguin Emperors 6-5 in the London derby.
Photo (Trevor Hyde): Manchester's Hannah Rudman defends against Brooke Tafazoli, of Otter, in today's game at Ponds Forge.