Women's Hockey

OTTAWA, ON (March 15, 2025) – Hilary Knight led the Boston Fleet to a 5-2 victory over the Ottawa Charge with a three-point performance on Saturday afternoon at a sold-out TD Place. The win moved Boston into second place in league standings with 38 points, while the Charge remain five points back from the fourth and final playoff position. After a scoreless first period, Alina Müller opened the scoring midway through the second, with Knight earning her first assist of the afternoon and Shay Maloney picking up the secondary assist. At 19:59, Tereza Vanišová scored the PWHL’s latest goal in a regulation period, tying the game at one going into the third frame.

Boston’s season-high four goals in the third period came consecutively, starting at 2:42 with Theresa Schafzahl's goal, which gave the Fleet their second lead of the game. The Fleet’s next two goals came from Knight and Jill Saulnier, with each player earning the only assist on the other’s tally, giving Boston a commanding 4-1 lead. Lexie Adzija earned her first goal of the season––an empty net goal–– with the Fleet final marker at 19:11. Ottawa’s Natalie Snodgrass scored a late goal to make the final score 5-2. Aerin Frankel recorded her twelfth win of the season with 26 saves on 28 shots. Ottawa rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips recorded 24 saves on 27 shots in the loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/15/knight-s-three-point-performance-leads-boston-to-5-2-victory-over-ottawa

NEWARK, NJ (March 12, 2025) – Maja Nylén Persson netted the overtime winner for New York in a 3-2 win over the Montréal Victoire, snapping the Sirens’ nine-game losing streak on Wednesday night at Prudential Center. Abby Roque opened the scoring for the Sirens with a shot that took a bounce off a Victoire defender’s leg and into the net, giving New York the lead heading into the first intermission. In the opening minutes of the second period, Maureen Murphy capitalized off a rebound to give Montréal the equalizer. Sarah Fillier responded mid-way through the period to put the Sirens ahead once again. Following a major penalty assessed to Fillier five minutes into the third period, Kati Tabin converted on the power play for the Victoire to tie the game at two. Nearly two minutes into extra time, New York found the back of the net on the power play to secure the win in front of a home crowd. Between the pipes for the Sirens, Corinne Schroeder earned her seventh win of the season – and first since Jan. 15 – stopping 28 of 30 shots. At the other end of the ice, Ann-Renée Desbiens turned aside 23 of 26 shots for the Victoire in her 17th start of the season. With the win, New York now sits at 24 points on the season and pulls within six points of fifth-place Ottawa. Meanwhile, Montréal picked up a single point in the overtime loss and remains in the league’s top spot with 44 points, eight points ahead of second-place Toronto.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/12/new-york-snaps-losing-streak-with-3-2-overtime-win-over-montr-al

OTTAWA, ON (March 11, 2025) – Alexa Vasko scored her first two goals as a member of the Ottawa Charge, boosting her team to a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday night at TD Place. The victory extended Ottawa’s season-high home winning streak to three and moved them within five points of Minnesota and Boston in the league standings. Late in the first, Charge captain Brianne Jenner opened the scoring with her second power play goal of the season. Ottawa went ahead 2-0 at 13:41 in the second frame when Vasko scored her first goal of the night, and of the season, adding to the Charge’s momentum. The Frost battled back in the final frame with two goals in a span of 2:13 midway through the period. Following the first by Taylor Heise, Charge goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer left the game due to injury and was replaced by Gwyneth Philips. Claire Thompson capitalized on the first shot on the rookie to knot the score 2-2 at 13:18. Shorthanded with just over four minutes left in regulation, Charge defender Ronja Savolainen made a diving play inside the offensive zone to get the puck to Vasko who was all alone and buried a shot past Maddie Rooney for the ‘jailbreak’ winner. Philips was credited with her third win of the season, making just one save on two shots faced. Maschmeyer had recorded 19 saves, including the 1,000th of her career. Rooney turned away 16 of 19 shots in defeat.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/11/vasko-s-two-goals-leads-ottawa-to-a-3-2-victory-over-minnesota

BOSTON, MA (March 8, 2025) – Cayla Barnes scored just 21 seconds into overtime to give the Montréal Victoire a 3-2 win over the Boston Fleet before a sold-out crowd of 5,968 at Agganis Arena on Saturday afternoon. The result comes just one week after the Victoire defeated the Fleet 3-2 in overtime at the Bell Centre and gives Boston their first loss in their last seven games in their home state. Despite defeat, the Fleet extended their point streak to a team record seven games. Scoring began early in the first period with a goal from Victoire captain and former Boston University Terrier Marie-Philip Poulin at 3:41, followed quickly by a tally from Catherine Dubois at 7:39 to give Montréal an early two-goal lead. At 14:25, Jamie Lee Rattray put Boston on the board, giving the Fleet momentum going into the second period. Halfway through the middle frame, Amanda Pelkey capitalized on a rebound from a Lexie Adzija shot off the post, tying the game at two and ending regulation scoring. In extra time, Laura Stacey, who extended her point-streak to six games with a pair of assists, fired a stretch pass to Barnes who scored on a backhand shot on the rush to secure the victory. Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her thirteenth win of the season, the league leader in the category, with 19 saves on 21 shots. Aerin Frankel recorded 26 saves on 29 shots in the loss. Montréal has extended their lead atop the PWHL standings with 43 points – eight points ahead of Boston and Toronto who are tied for second-place with 35 points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/08/montr-al-spoils-boston-s-agganis-arena-debut-with-3-2-overtime-win

RALEIGH, NC (March 7, 2025) – Maddie Rooney backstopped the Minnesota Frost to a 5-0 shutout victory over the Ottawa Charge on Friday night Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC. The game saw 10,782 fans attend PWHL Takeover Tour ™ Raleigh Presented By Ally, the seventh of nine games of the tour. The Frost’s offensive spark ignited early, as captain Kendall Coyne Schofield found the twine just under six minutes into the game to open the scoring. Brooke McQuigge doubled the lead with a gritty effort, tapping in her own rebound while lying on her stomach. Shortly after, Denisa Křížová got on the scoresheet, finishing a two-on-one rush with Coyne Schofield to give Minnesota a commanding three-goal cushion heading into the first intermission.

Rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips came into the game in relief for Emerance Maschmeyer to start the second period, and an ensuing scoreless middle frame saw teams battling back and forth for momentum. Minnesota continued their offensive dominance just 47 seconds into the third period with a goal from Sophie Jaques. Michela Cava added an empty-net tally in the game’s final minutes to cap the win for Minnesota, marking the end of Ottawa’s five-game point streak.

Rooney recorded her second shutout of the season, stopping all 19 shots she faced. On the other end, Maschmeyer made four saves in the first period before Philips took over, turning aside 17 of 18 shots to close out the game for Ottawa. Minnesota remains in fourth place in the league standings and sits at 33 points with the win, now only one point behind third-place Boston while extending their lead over fifth-place Ottawa to six points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/07/minnesota-earns-5-0-shutout-victory-over-ottawa-at-takeover-tour-in-raleigh

Laval, QC (March 4, 2025) – Ann-Renée Desbiens delivered a standout performance, stopping all five shootout attempts and making a season-high 40 saves to backstop the Montréal Victoire to a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Frost at Place Bell on Tuesday night.

Following a deadlocked first period, Laura Stacey opened the scoring just 17 seconds into the second frame to give the Victoire the lead in front of a roaring home crowd. The Frost responded late in the period when Taylor Heise converted on the power play, tying the game with under four minutes remaining in the second. After a scoreless third period and overtime, Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin netted the only goal of the shootout – complemented by Desbiens’ five-save performance for her 12th win of the season – to seal the win for Montréal. In net for the Frost, Maddie Rooney turned aside 20 of 21 – as well as four of five shootout attempts – in her 14th start of the season.

With the win, Montréal now sits at 41 points through 20 games, matching their inaugural season point total in four fewer games, and extending their stronghold on first place to a dominating nine points above second-place Toronto with one game in hand. The Frost remain in fourth place with 30 points but now sit just one point below third-place Boston after picking up a point in the shootout loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/04/desbiens-dominates-in-victoire-s-2-1-shootout-win-over-frost

Montréal, QC (March 1, 2025) – The Montréal Victoire secured a thrilling 3-2 overtime win against the Boston Fleet on Saturday afternoon at the Bell Centre in the second annual Duel at the Top, presented by Air Canada. Laura Stacey ended a suspenseful overtime backed by a roaring home crowd of 17,324 fans. On the winning goal, Stacey dove across the front of the net to tap the puck in after a wild sequence that saw Marie-Philip Poulin fire a shot wide, then Cayla Barnes ring her shot off the post, leaving the puck sitting out of Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel’s sight.

The Victoire took an early lead with a goal from Kati Tabin just 36 seconds into the game, but Boston’s Amanda Pelkey knotted the score just seven minutes later. The Fleet took their first lead of the game in the second period with a marker from Sidney Morin, then Tabin netted her second of the day with under seven minutes in the final frame to force extra time. Ann-Renée Desbiens earned her league-leading 11th win of the season for the Victoire stopping 15 of 17 shots, while Frankel turned aside 27 of 30 shots for Boston.

With the win, Montréal extends their stronghold on first place with 39 total points, seven points ahead of second-place Toronto with two games in hand, while Boston remains in third place with 31 points after picking up a single point in the overtime loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/march/01/victoire-secure-3-2-overtime-win-over-fleet-in-dramatic-duel-at-the-top

**PWHL’s Series of Unity Games Celebrates Women Who Are Shaping the Future

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 28, 2025) -** The PWHL announced today its plans to celebrate Women’s Empowerment Month, featuring activations across all six teams and the unveiling of new logo T-shirts designed by illustrator Fiorella Granda. The logo represents a powerful story of celebration, community, and inclusivity. Additionally, the PWHL is partnering with Jenna M. Prestidge, author of the bestselling Rosie the Hockey Player books, for the launch of her seventh installment in the series.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/28/pwhl-celebrates-womens-empowerment-month-with-league-wide-initiatives-and-new-logo-t-shirts-created-by-toronto-based-artist-fiorella-granda

OTTAWA, ON (February 26, 2025) – Gabbie Hughes capped a three-point performance with overtime heroics to lift Ottawa to a 5-4 victory over New York at TD Place on Wednesday night. The high-scoring outcome gives the Charge 10 points in their last five games, and a five-point lead on the Sirens, who dropped their eighth straight decision. Hughes was one of four players with multiple points in the nine-goal game by opening the scoring and picking up an assist on a goal by the red-hot Emily Clark who has points in six straight games. Charge rookie defender Stephanie Markowski had two assists, including a shot that was re-directed by Taylor House for her first career goal. The Sirens offense was led by veteran Alex Carpenter and rookie Sarah Fillier with a goal and an assist each, as the team battled back from three different one-goal deficits to force overtime. Ella Shelton and Abby Roque added single goals for New York, and Shiann Darkangelo also found the back of the net for Ottawa. Emerance Maschmeyer picked up her third win of the season and now leads the league with 430 saves, earning 27 on the night. Corinne Schroeder recorded 28 saves on 33 shots in defeat.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/26/hughes-heroics-leads-ottawa-to-a-thrilling-5-4-ot-win-over-new-york

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Boston's Hannah Brandt fined $250

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 25, 2025) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that, after a review by the PWHL Player Safety Committee, Boston Fleet forward Hannah Brandt has been fined $250.

The incident reviewed occurred at 1:43 of the first period in the Fleet's game against the New York Sirens on Sunday afternoon in Buffalo. The Player Safety Committee determined that Brandt delivered a dangerous cross check to the head of opponent Brooke Hobson that went unpenalized during play. This is the first fine that Brandt has been assessed in her PWHL career.

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NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 24, 2025) – Ottawa Charge forward Emily Clark, Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell and Sceptres forward Hannah Miller have been named the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) ‘3 Stars of the Week’ presented by Shark Beauty Canada following games from Feb. 17-23.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/24/clark-campbell-miller-named-pwhl-3-stars-of-the-week-presented-by-shark-beauty-canada

SAINT PAUL, MN (February 23, 2025) – The Toronto Sceptres are riding a six-game win streak following a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Frost on Sunday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center. Michela Cava opened the scoring for Minnesota on the power play to give her team an early lead at the end of the opening frame. Mid-way through the second period, Toronto capitalized on the advantage resulting from a five-minute major penalty, as Emma Maltais found the back of the net for Toronto’s fourth consecutive conversion on the power play, spanning across their last two games. The game remained even heading into the final period, but Jesse Compher broke the deadlock seven minutes into the third to give the Sceptres their first lead of the game.

While Minnesota tried to find the equalizer in the game’s final minutes with an extra attacker on the ice, Toronto held on to secure the win on the road. Kristen Campbell earned her third straight win in net for the Sceptres, stopping 22 of 23 shots faced, and Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney turned aside 21 of 23 shots in her 13th start of the season. Entering the game, Toronto and Minnesota sat in a tie for second place with 29 points apiece––the Sceptres now pull three points ahead with today’s win and are now in sole possession of second place with 32 points, two points behind first-place Montréal. Minnesota slides down to third place, just one point ahead of fourth-place Boston.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/23/sceptres-pick-up-sixth-straight-with-2-1-win-over-minnesota

BUFFALO, NY (February 23, 2025) – Susanna Tapani scored the shootout winner, as Boston came out victorious over New York in the sixth game of the PWHL Takeover Tour ™ game, in Buffalo at KeyBank Center on Sunday. With the victory, the Fleet extended their winning streak to four games, while the Sirens' losing streak stretched to seven. New York struck first early in the opening period when Sarah Fillier scored to make it 1-0. Just over four minutes later, the Fleet responded with a goal from Loren Gabel, her second of the season. With a minute left in the first, Jessie Eldridge restored New York’s lead with her sixth goal of the season. Boston tied the game late in the second period when Amanda Pelkey netted her first of the season, sending the game into the third tied 2-2.

After a scoreless third period and overtime, Tapani netted the only goal of the shootout to seal the win for Boston. Aerin Frankel made 37 saves on 39 shots to earn her tenth win of the season, while Kayle Osborne stopped 30 shots in the loss.

The game marked New York’s first appearance in the Takeover Tour ™, while Boston played its second, following a matchup against Montréal in Seattle on Jan. 5. The Fleet have now won all five meetings against New York this season and sit third in the standings behind Toronto and Montréal.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/23/boston-wins-fourth-straight-beats-new-york-in-shootout-at-takeover-tour-in-buffalo

OTTAWA, ON (February 22, 2025) – Emily Clark tallied two goals and an assist to lead the Ottawa Charge to a 3-1 victory over the Montréal Victoire in front of a sold-out crowd at TD Place on Saturday afternoon. Clark found a wide-open Stephanie Markowski in front of the net, assisting on the rookie’s first-ever PWHL goal which opened the scoring and gave the Charge the lead heading into the first intermission. On a Victoire power play, Laura Stacey found the back of the net to knot the game at one. With four minutes left in the second period, Clark tapped in a feed from Mannon McMahon to put the Charge back in the lead heading into the final frame. After a back-and-forth final period with Montréal pushing to find the equalizer, Clark fired the puck down the ice and into an empty Montréal net with just over a minute left to play to secure the win. Rookie goaltender Gwyneth Philips picked up her second-career win in net for the Charge, stopping 15 of 16 shots faced. Ann-Renée Desbiens turned aside 25 of 27 shots at the other end of the ice. The win gives Ottawa their first in five games against Montréal this season. The Charge remain in fifth place with 25 points, only three points behind Boston and five up on New York. Montréal falls for the second straight game but remain in the league’s top spot with 34 points and hold a five-point lead on Minnesota and Toronto with two games in hand.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/22/clark-charges-ottawa-to-3-1-win-over-montr-al

OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2025) – Despite giving up a two-goal lead late in the third period, the Boston Fleet emerged victorious in overtime on a goal by Susanna Tapani to secure a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Charge on Thursday night at TD Place. The win secured a third straight victory for the Fleet – a new team record – and a third straight win against the Charge this season. Eight minutes into the first period, Boston opened the scoring with a goal from Theresa Schafzahl, then Alina Müller struck shorthanded eight minutes later to put the Fleet ahead by two heading into the first intermission. Midway through the final frame, Ottawa’s Tereza Vanišová and Boston’s Jill Saulnier had a heated altercation that sparked life back into the game. Then, with just four minutes left in regulation, Vanišová fed Ronja Savolainen who put the Charge on the board with a power play tally to further ignite the Charge. Down by one goal and with an extra attacker on the ice, Vanišová found the back of the net with less than three seconds remaining to force extra time. Despite momentum swinging in the Charge’s favour and a dominant overtime period by the home team, Boston continued to battle. Tapani took advantage of a turnover and showcased her breakaway speed, skating the length of the ice to bury the winner. Aerin Frankel earned her ninth win of the season between the pipes for Boston – tying her for the league lead – stopping 21 of 23 shots faced. At the other end of the ice, Emerance Maschmeyer turned aside 27 of 30 shots faced. Boston’s two points puts them one behind Minnesota and Toronto who are tied for second in the standings. Ottawa remains in fifth place, six points back of Boston.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/20/tapani-scores-overtime-winner-to-secure-boston-a-3-2-win-in-ottawa

NEWARK, NJ (February 19, 2025) – Hannah Miller tied a PWHL single-game record with a four-point performance to lead the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-1 win over the New York Sirens at Prudential Center on Wednesday evening. With the result, Toronto has now won five games in a row, while extending New York’s losing streak to six. Miller’s four points included two goals and two assists, with fellow Sceptres forwards Julia Gosling (2G) and Daryl Watts (3A) also contributing multi-point efforts. The Sceptres’ power play was once again dominant, converting on three of their five opportunities. Scoring began in the second period for Toronto, with Miller’s first scored at even strength at 7:53, followed by Gosling’s first at 13:12. Miller opened third period, scoring at 9:19 before New York replied with their lone goal 38 seconds later, courtesy of Alex Carpenter, playing in her first game since suffering an injury on Jan. 31. Gosling’s second of the night capped the scoring at 11:17. Kristen Campbell picked up her second straight win and fourth of the season with a 23-save performance. Corinne Schroeder stopped 29 shots in defeat. Toronto is now tied for second place with Minnesota, their next opponent, with 29 points each. New York remains in sixth place with 20 points.

Montréal's Marie-Philip Poulin fined $500, Dara Greig fined $250

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 18, 2025) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that, after two separate reviews by the PWHL Player Safety Committee, Montréal Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin has been fined $500 and Victoire forward Dara Greig has been fined $250. The fines are a result of actions in Saturday's game against the New York Sirens.

The incident reviewed for Poulin was her minor penalty for roughing against Emmy Fecteau at 7:52 of the second period, where it was determined that Poulin exhibited no attempt at playing the puck as she hit her opponent in retaliatory fashion. The incident reviewed for Greig was her minor penalty for boarding against Allyson Simpson at 3:53 of the second period, where it was determined that Greig's check was from behind and caused her opponent to impact the boards dangerously.

This is the first fine that Greig has been assessed in her PWHL career. Poulin was previously fined $250 following a review of a major penalty in a game against the Sirens on Feb. 2.

The PWHL Player Safety Committee monitors all games and is responsible for providing independent review and recommendations on supplementary discipline. Chaired by Jayna Hefford, PWHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, the committee also includes Cassie Campbell-Pascall, PWHL Special Advisor; Bill McCreary, a former NHL referee and Hockey Hall of Fame member; Mike Murphy, a long-time NHL executive and former VP of Hockey Operations; Matt McMahon, a member of the NHL’s Player Safety department.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/18/pwhl-player-safety-committee-disciplinary-action-feb-18-2025

LAVAL, QC (February 18, 2025) – Maddie Rooney’s shutout performance backstopped Minnesota to a 4-0 win over Montréal, as the Frost ended the longest road trip in team history on a high note on Tuesday night at Place Bell. The shutout was Rooney’s, and Minnesota’s, first of the season, as the goaltender made 21 saves to secure her seventh win of season. The Frost snapped a three-game winless streak with the victory and moved into sole possession of second place in the standings, five points behind the league-leading Victoire.

Scoring began with less than two minutes left in the first period when Minnesota forward Liz Schepers netted her first goal of the season, re-directing a shot taken by teammate Claire Thompson from the point. Midway through the second frame, Kendall Coyne Schofield tallied the Frost’s second goal of the evening, giving the road team a two-goal lead heading into the final frame. Minnesota’s two remaining tallies came late in the third with back-to-back goals from Denisa Křížová––including an empty-netter––marking her first multi-goal game of the season. Montréal’s Elaine Chuli made 24 saves on 27 shots in her fifth start of the season. The loss snapped Montréal’s league-high six-game winning streak.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/18/rooneys-shutout-backstops-minnesota-to-a-4-0-victory-over-montreal

NEWARK, NJ (February 17, 2025) – Hilary Knight and Alina Müller combined for five points to lead the Boston Fleet to a 4-1 win over the New York Sirens in a Presidents’ Day matinee at Prudential Center. The Fleet earned their second regulation win in six days against the Sirens and have now won all four games of the season series to date. Müller tallied the opening goal halfway through the first period on the power play, with Knight earning the primary helper. Boston held their 1-0 lead until early in the second period when the Sirens capitalized on a five-minute power play. Goaltender Kayle Osborne made a stretch pass to Jessie Eldridge who converted on the breakaway to tie things up 1-1. Just over 10 minutes later, it was Knight who scored on a breakaway, set up by Müller, to launch a series of three unanswered goals for the Fleet. In the third frame, Jamie Lee Rattray tallied an unassisted goal at 7:36, followed by Knight’s second of the game at 17:45 to cap her first career multi-goal and three-point performance. Aerin Frankel made 35 saves on 36 shots in her eighth win of the season. Osborne recorded 19 saves on 22 shots. The win moves the Fleet into a three-way tie for second place in the league with 26 points alongside Toronto and Minnesota. The sixth-place Sirens extended their losing streak to five.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/17/knight-and-muller-lead-boston-to-a-4-1-win-over-new-york

EDMONTON, AB (February 17, 2025) – Daryl Watts scored her second goal of the game to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 overtime victory over the Ottawa Charge in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,518 at Sunday’s PWHL Takeover Tour game at Rogers Place in Edmonton. With the victory, the Sceptres extended their winning streak to four games, propelling the team into a tie for second place in the PWHL standings with Minnesota. Less than four minutes into the first, Gabbie Hughes opened the scoring for the Charge with a power play goal, giving Ottawa a 1-0 lead, which they held for the remainder of the opening frame. In the final four minutes of the second period, Toronto recorded two consecutive power play tallies–– from Watts and Julia Gosling respectively–– giving the Sceptres their first lead of the game with 24 seconds remaining in the middle frame. Responding early in the third, Ottawa forward Tereza Vanišová tied the game at two with the game’s fourth power play tally.

Watts’ game-winner came 51 seconds into the overtime period –– forward Hannah Miller, who was celebrating her 29th birthday, recorded her third assist of the afternoon on the goal. Alberta native Emerance Maschmeyer made 31 saves on 34 shots for Ottawa while Toronto’s Raygan Kirk stopped 33 of 35, the rookie’s fifth win of the season.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/16/watts-ot-goal-lifts-toronto-to-3-2-win-over-ottawa-in-front-of-sold-out-crowd

LOWELL, MA (February 16, 2025) – The Boston Fleet scored four unanswered goals to come back and beat the Minnesota Frost 4-2 at a sold-out Tsongas Center on Sunday afternoon. The 6,032 fans in attendance watched the Fleet defeat the Frost for the first time in five games this season and extend their home winning streak to six games. Minnesota has now lost five straight road games, including three on their current trip. Jill Saulnier began the four-goal sequence for Boston at 11:09 in the second period. The Fleet tallied their last three goals in the third period with an early start from Susanna Tapani less than two minutes into the frame. Hilary Knight followed with her second-career game-winner to bump Boston into their first lead of the game at 3-2. Alina Müller finished the scoring with an empty netter to seal the deal. Halfway through the first period, the Frost scored their only two goals of the game with Kendall Coyne Schofield and Brooke McQuigge tallying within two minutes of each other. Klára Peslarová stopped all 15 shots she faced in relief of Emma Söderberg to record her first career PWHL win in her Fleet debut. Maddie Rooney suffered the loss in goal for the Frost with 17 saves. With the win, Boston moved into sole possession of fourth place with 23 points, just three points back of second-place Minnesota.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/16/boston-battles-back-in-4-2-victory-over-minnesota

LAVAL, QC (February 15, 2025) – The Montréal Victoire exploded with four goals in the first period on their way to a 6-2 win over the New York Sirens in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,172 at Place Bell on Saturday afternoon. Montréal extended their winning streak to six games with the victory, while also extending New York’s winless streak to four games. Scoring began halfway into the first period when Lina Ljungblom tallied her first of two goals in the game, and Abby Boreen followed with her tally 34 seconds later. The Victoire collected two more in the opening frame from Mariah Keopple and a second from Ljungblom. Early in the second period, the Sirens capitalized with a power play goal from Ella Shelton, then continued their momentum with a goal from Jessie Eldridge less than four minutes later. With a 4-2 score heading into the third period, Montréal pulled away with two more unanswered goals from Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Marie-Philip Poulin, separated by 29 seconds of play. In the high-scoring matchup, six players recorded multi-point performances, counting four from the Victoire and two from the Sirens. Ann-Renée Desbiens made 28 saves on 30 shots for her ninth win of the season. The Victoire extend their lead atop the PWHL standings with 34 points – eight ahead of second-place Minnesota. The Sirens remain in a three-way tie for fourth place with 20 points alongside Boston and Ottawa.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/15/montr-al-returns-from-the-break-strong-with-a-6-2-victory-over-new-york

TORONTO, ON (February 14, 2025) – Emma Woods netted her second game-winning goal against Boston this season, leading Toronto to a 3-1 win over the Fleet on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Sceptres extended their winning streak to three games and have now earned points in six straight contests, while snapping Boston’s two-game win streak.

Four minutes into the game, Emma Maltais opened the scoring with an unassisted goal, giving the Sceptres a 1-0 lead. Early in the second period, Megan Keller responded with the Fleet’s only goal of the game, temporarily tying the score at one. With 20 seconds left in the second period, the game-winner from Woods gave Toronto their second lead of the game, and Jesse Compher sealed the deal with her power play goal at 17:31 in the third. Kristen Campbell, who made her tenth start of the season for the Sceptres, made 16 saves in the game, earning her third win of the season. Goaltender Aerin Frankel’s five-game winning streak came to an end with the loss. She made 25 saves on 28 shots.

With the win, Toronto is now just two points behind the Minnesota Frost for second place in the PWHL standings. Boston remains in a three-way tie for fourth place with New York and Ottawa.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/14/toronto-wins-third-straight-prevails-3-1-over-boston

OTTAWA, ON (February 13, 2025) – In the highest scoring game in PWHL history, the Ottawa Charge soared to an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Frost at TD Place on Thursday night. Tereza Vanišová’s hat trick and Gabbie Hughes’ two-goal game were among the seven multi-point performances that propelled Ottawa to victory in front of an electric home crowd. During a back-and-forth first period, the Charge opened the scoring with two goals on their first two shots, first from Mannon McMahon and second from Hughes, who tallied her first of the season and Ottawa’s first shorthanded ‘jailbreak' goal of the campaign. Minnesota responded with two goals of their own from Britta Curl-Salemme and Michela Cava to even the score at the end of the opening period. During the second period, the Charge opened the floodgates by adding four goals to their tally – Hughes netted her second of the night, Vanišová added two of her own, and Victoria Bach notched one more – to put Ottawa up by four heading into the final frame. The Charge further extended their lead in the final period by adding two more goals, the first from captain Brianne Jenner on the power play, and the second from Vanišová for her third of the game. Minnesota managed to find the back of the net late in the game with a goal from Sophie Jaques, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit, as the Charge secured their first win in four games – and their first at TD Place since their home opener on Dec. 3 – to jump into a three-way tie for fourth place in the league with 20 points. Minnesota remains in second position with 26 points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/13/charge-score-record-high-eight-goals-in-electric-victory-over-frost