LOWELL, MA (Jan 22, 2025) – Returning house after 36 days on the highway, the Boston Fleet cruised to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday evening on the Tsongas Heart. Alina Müller opened the scoring for Boston 4 minutes into the primary interval along with her first tally of the season, earlier than Emily Brown added to Boston’s lead 12 minutes later to offer the Fleet a two-goal margin heading into the primary intermission. After a scoreless second interval, Müller’s early third interval shot deflected off the ankle of Boston ahead Shay Maloney, trickling into the again of the online to offer Boston a three-goal cushion. Toronto captain Blayre Turnbull responded with simply over 5 minutes left within the sport to drag the Sceptres inside two, however Boston sealed the 4-1 win with an empty netter from Megan Keller. Müller completed the sport with three factors for the Fleet –– her first multi-point sport of the season–– tying her profession excessive. Aerin Frankel secured the win for the Fleet with 35 saves on 36 photographs, whereas on the different finish of the ice, Kristen Campbell stopped 18 of 21 photographs for the Sceptres.
QUOTES
Boston ahead Alina Müller on scoring her first objective of the season: “Yeah, it feels good. Took a little longer than I would have hoped it would obviously. I have a lot of support from my teammates and coaches, just staying patient. In the end, I just want to help the team win games.”
Boston Head Coach Courtney Kessel on scoring early within the first interval: “For us especially, sometimes we struggle to score, and the other team scored first in quite a few of our games that have gone by this year, so it’s nice to get the first one. To get on the board really early always helps with momentum.”
Toronto Head Coach Troy Ryan on what made the sport troublesome: “Ourselves… I think it was just–– we made some uncharacteristic turnovers, passive D-zone coverage, I think we were our own worst enemy tonight. I don’t know if it was really anything that Boston was doing, not taking anything away from them, but it’s on us for sure.”
Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull on the second interval begin: “I think our second period start was a lot better than our first period. I think, we were down two, so a little bit desperate to get one in the second. I think we had a few opportunities that we didn’t bury – power plays being one of them. I think we had some pretty good chances, as well, where we were just trying to jam the puck past Frankel instead of maybe assessing it a bit more, making more of a patient play.”
NOTABLES
The Fleet received a sport by a three-goal margin for the primary time within the group’s historical past, as they picked up their first regulation win since Dec. 17. The win was additionally their third straight at Tsongas Heart, the place they’re received three of 4 video games performed this season.
With tonight’s victory, Boston extends their level streak to 5 video games, incomes 9 factors through the stretch. Their earlier 4 video games had been all determined in further time.
Alina Müller recorded her second-career three-point sport (1G, 2A) and her first multi-point sport of the season, after recording only one help by means of her first 9 video games. Her first objective of the season and her first help of the sport each got here within the first body, marking the primary time the Fleet ahead has recorded a number of factors in the identical interval. Müller’s first three-point sport additionally got here in opposition to Toronto, when she recorded three assists in a 3-2 victory for her group on Jan. 17, 2024.
Aerin Frankel recorded her third consecutive win – and fifth of the season – between the pipes for the Fleet. She now leads the league in minutes performed this season, with 547:58 by means of 9 begins.
Frankel’s 35 saves are the second-highest mark for the goaltender this season, surpassed solely by her 38 saves within the Fleet’s season opener, which additionally got here in opposition to Toronto.
Boston blueliner Megan Keller’s empty web objective offers her 9 factors on the season (3G, 6A), shifting her right into a tie for sixth place in scoring within the PWHL and second amongst all defenders.
The Fleet discovered the again of the online twice within the first interval for the second time this season. The primary time got here on Dec. 8 in a 4-2 win in opposition to New York.
Toronto has outshot their opponents in six consecutive video games, regardless of solely choosing up two wins inside this stretch.
Emily Brown scored her first objective of the season for the Fleet and her first-ever PWHL game-winning objective. Brown now has two profession PWHL targets, each of which have been scored in opposition to Toronto, with the primary coming in a 2-1 Boston win on April 18, 2024.
Hannah Brandt recorded her first multi-point sport of the season and second multi-assist contest of her PWHL profession. With 4 helpers on the season, Brandt, who has recorded assists in back-to-back video games for the Fleet, now sits tied for second amongst Fleet gamers within the class.
Blayre Turnbull netted her third objective of the season, matching her regular-season objective complete from final 12 months. The Sceptres captain now has targets in back-to-back video games.
Sidney Morin recorded her second help of the season and has three factors in her final two video games, following a two-goal efficiency in Ottawa on Jan. 11. She now sits second amongst Fleet defenders in factors with 4 (2G, 2A).
Toronto defender Kali Flanagan, from Burlington, MA, has recorded factors in back-to-back video games in opposition to Boston.
Jesse Compher recorded her third help of the season and now sits fourth amongst Sceptres gamers in each assists and factors (6). Her six factors strikes her previous her level complete from the 2024 common season the place she recorded 5 (1G, 4A) in 24 video games performed.
Shay Maloney tallied her second objective of the season for Boston, and her first PWHL profession level in opposition to Toronto. Her plus-2 mark within the sport was a career-high for the ahead, who leads the Fleet with a plus-4 score on the season.
Lexie Adzija recorded her second help of the season – each helpers for the Boston ahead have come in opposition to the Sceptres.
Sceptres ahead Sarah Nurse recorded six photographs on objective, essentially the most of all skaters within the sport. Müller fired a season-high 5 photographs on web, main all Fleet gamers within the class.
Jill Saulnier made her debut in a Fleet uniform and recorded 6:25 time on ice with a plus-1 score after being acquired in a commerce from New York on Tuesday.
SCORESHEET RECAP
Toronto 0 0 1 – 1
Boston 2 0 2 – 4
1st Interval-1, Boston, Müller 1 (Brandt), 4:27. 2, Boston, Brown 1 (Müller, Morin), 17:48. Penalties-No Penalties
2nd Interval- No Scoring.Penalties-Pejsova Bos (holding), 6:41; Turnbull Tor (cross checking), 10:11; Quick Tor (roughing), 12:38; Saulnier Bos (roughing), 12:38; Schafzahl Bos (tripping), 15:14.
third Interval-3, Boston, Maloney 2 (Müller), 0:58. 4, Toronto, Turnbull 3 (Flanagan, Compher), 14:50. 5, Boston, Keller 3 (Pejsova, Brandt), 19:46 (EN). Penalties-Pelkey Bos (delay of sport), 4:15.
Photographs on Aim-Toronto 8-13-15-36. Boston 9-4-9-22.
Energy Play Alternatives-Toronto 0 / 4; Boston 0 / 2.
Goalies-Toronto, Campbell 2-5-1-0 (21 shots-18 saves). Boston, Frankel 5-3-1-0 (36 shots-35 saves).
Attendance: 3,951
THREE STARS
Alina Müller (BOS) 1G, 2A
Aerin Frankel (BOS) 35/36 SV
Blayre Turnbull (TOR) 1G
STANDINGS
Boston (3-2-2-4) – 15 PTS – fifth Place
Toronto (3-0-2-6) – 11 PTS – sixth Place
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Toronto: Saturday, January 25 vs. New York at 2:00 p.m. ET
Boston: Sunday, January 26 at Minnesota at 2:00 p.m. CT
