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Frankel posts second straight shut out in 2-0 Fleet win over Goldeneyes

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LOWELL, MA – Aerin Frankel backstopped the Boston Fleet to consecutive shutouts in their 2-0 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes Tuesday night at the Tsongas Center. Frankel turned away a season-high 35 shots to increase her single-season shutout record to six and all-time record to eight, also earning her league-leading 15th win in 20 games. Kristen Campbell did everything she could in the Goldeneyes crease, stopping 27 of 28 shots in her fifth straight start.

The only shot to beat Campbell was off the stick off Laura Kluge, her first in the PWHL, with a tip off a rip from Megan Keller, following a pass from first-time point-scorer Mia Biotti at 9:03 of the second period. Susanna Tapani sealed the Fleet’s victory with under a minute remaining in the third period, scoring an empty-netter from center ice off a pass from Haley Winn. With the win, Boston moved into sole possession of first place in the PWHL standings with 45 points, breaking a tie with Minnesota who sits at 42 points with one game in hand and a matchup against Montréal tomorrow night. Vancouver remains seven points back of Toronto, who holds the fourth and final playoff spot.

Both teams will head to Toronto for their next games, with Boston opening a three-game road trip on Friday, while Vancouver will make their second stop of a five-game road swing on Sunday at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

QUOTES

Boston Assistant Coach Jordan LaVallée-Smotherman on the Fleet’s overall game and power play performance: “It was an interesting one. Obviously, happy to come out with a win and they’re not always going to be easy or pretty. Our group seems to find a way to win in close games, step up, and get the three points we need. Right now [on the power play], I think it’s about getting one to go. When it goes on from game to game, it can wear on the group mentally and we can make little adjustments here and there, but it’s about finding that one. We’ve liked our looks, we had a couple we’re really happy with tonight. Sometimes in hockey it’s just about getting that lucky bounce.”

Fleet forward Laura Kluge on scoring her first PWHL goal: “Honestly, I’m super excited about it. I think I was kind of getting closer to actually scoring in the last couple games, so I’m really happy. Glad I finally got that out of the way. I struggled a lot coming back [from the Olympics]. The transition was really hard, but I think I found my [way back to my] game a bit the last couple games and feel like I’m in a pretty good spot now.”

Vancouver Head Coach Brian Idalski on his team’s recent string of close losses: “That’s five in a row that I felt we’re executing, we’re competing, we’re giving ourselves a chance and opportunities to win hockey games. We’re just falling short. I really think some of it now is flipping the switch mentally, expecting good things to happen, expecting somebody to make a play. Once that gets rolling, it kind of feeds itself, and so we’re still struggling to break through in that area where confidence-wise we know we’re going to get it done. We’re not hoping, we’re not guessing, we’re not thinking maybe. We know that we’re going to make the plays necessary. Right now, that’s still the last little thing for me that we have to kind of break through – the mental component as the group – that we know that we’re going to do what we need to do to win a close game like that.”

Goldeneyes captain Ashton Bell on goaltender Kristen Campbell’s 27-save performance: “[Kristen Campbell] has been solid for us the last five games. Tonight she was key in the special teams. When we had some light kills there, she kept us in it, she made some huge saves for us and gave us a chance to win that game. We’re very lucky to have her and she’s a character on and off the ice.”

 

NOTABLES

Boston has 45 points for the first time in team history, surpassing the 44 points they recorded in 30 games during the 2024-25 campaign.

The Fleet have earned 23 of 27 possible points in games played in Massachusetts this season, remaining undefeated in five games at the Tsongas Center (4-1-0-0).

Tonight marked Boston’s sixth shutout of the season and ninth in team history, good for a tie with New York for the most regular-season shutouts all-time.

Vancouver has been shut out in four of their 11 road games this season, most in the PWHL, including twice at Boston.

The Goldeneyes outshot the Fleet for the first time in four games (35-29) after being held to 22.7 shots on goal per game in the season series before tonight, the team’s lowest mark against any PWHL team.

Boston has scored the first goal 17 times in 22 games this season, most in the PWHL, with a record of 10-4-1-2 in those games. Vancouver has surrendered the first goal 17 times in 22 games, most in the PWHL, with a record of 1-1-4-11 in those games.

The Goldeneyes shut down the Fleet power play on all three opportunities tonight and hold the league’s best penalty kill on the road with an 88.9% efficiency.

Fleet defenders have combined for more than 40 points in a season for the first time in team history, reaching 42 tonight, most in the PWHL.

Boston leads Vancouver 8-4 in points through four games of the season series, with each game played in a different venue. They’ll finish the season series in a fifth different venue on Apr. 7 at Edmonton’s Rogers Place.

Aerin Frankel has posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time in her career and is just the third goaltender in PWHL history to achieve the feat. Her 35 saves tonight are the most in any of the league’s 19 shutouts this season and brings her season save total to 500, becoming the second netminder in 2025-26 to reach the milestone. It’s the second time the Olympic gold medalist has recorded a 35-save performance this season, with the last in a shootout win in Seattle on Jan. 18. She’s the first goaltender to win 15 games this season, one shy of tying the single-season record, and has been victorious in nine of her last 10 starts.

Laura Kluge recorded her first PWHL goal in her 34th career game, bringing her season point total to two in 21 games and matching her two points (2A) in 13 games during the 2024-25 season with Toronto. The Fleet forward set a German Olympic tournament record with seven points (3G, 4A) in five games in Milan.

Susanna Tapani’s empty-net goal was her fourth goal in five games and eighth of the season, bringing her to 15 points and three shy of her career-high. Her seven points (4G, 3A) in eight post-Olympic games is tied for the most since the PWHL resumed play.

Megan Keller tallied her 11th assist in 22 games of the 2025-26 campaign, matching her career-high for helpers across 24 games in the inaugural season. The Boston captain’s first point in four games against Vancouver gives her a second assist streak this season, after a three-game stretch in December, and 17 total points to lead all Fleet skaters and all league defenders.

Mia Biotti’s first period assist marked her first career PWHL point, coming in her ninth game. The defender from Cambridge, MA, who finished her collegiate career with 38 points (6G, 32A) in 123 games for Harvard, is the sixth Fleet rookie to record a point this season, tied with New York for most in the PWHL.

Haley Winn reached double digit assists with the primary helper on Tapani’s goal, joining Keller and Kendall Cooper (12A) as the only defenders to hit the milestone this season. The second overall pick has moved into a tie with Cooper for the second-most points among rookies with 13. The former Clarkson Golden Knight owns a point streak for the second time this season with one goal and a pair of assists since Saturday.

Kristen Campbell made a fifth consecutive start for the Goldeneyes to bring her season total to 10 games. This was the third time she has allowed one or fewer goals this season and has only allowed more than two goals in one of her five starts this month. Campbell, who set the league record with 16 wins in the inaugural season, improved her goals-against average to 2.10 and save percentage to .916 with tonight’s performance.

Sophie Jaques led all skaters tonight with seven shots on goal, matching her season-high registered twice already on Jan. 11 against Montréal and Mar. 10 when the Goldeneyes hosted Boston. Her shots on goal total is up to 83, a new career-high and second-most in the PWHL.

Sarah Nurse led all centers tonight with a season-high 16 faceoff wins on 22 attempts for the Goldeneyes.

Alina Müller led all Fleet skaters with four shots on goal and went 13-for-16 on faceoffs, reaching at least 80% efficiency for the third game this season.

Jill Saulnier was scratched from the Fleet lineup for a third consecutive game with a concussion.

Emerance Maschmeyer was left off the Goldeneyes lineup for a fifth straight game and remains day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

THREE STARS

1. Aerin Frankel (BOS) 35/35 SV
2. Laura Kluge (BOS) GWG
3. Mia Biotti (BOS) 1A

STANDINGS

Boston: 45 PTS (11-5-2-4) – 1st Place
Vancouver: 24 PTS (6-1-4-11) – 7th Place

UPCOMING SCHEDULES

Boston: Friday, Mar. 27 at Toronto at 7 p.m. ET
Vancouver: Sunday, Mar. 29 at Toronto at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT

PWHL weekly notebook – 23 March 2026

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NEW YORK AND TORONTO – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) is on the verge of another major attendance milestone this week, poised to surpass 2 million fans less than 27 months since the first-ever puck drop on Jan. 1, 2024. By week’s end, the league will also exceed 90 regular-season games for the first time in its three-year history as the race for the PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs heats up.

2 MILLION FANS IN SIGHT

The PWHL’s record-setting 2025-26 season has seen attendance climb to 760,003 through 85 games for an average of 8,941 fans per game. Total attendance in 85 games during the inaugural season, including playoffs, peaked at 483,530, followed by 737,455 fans in 102 total games played in 2024-25. This brings all-time PWHL attendance to 1,980,988 — 19,012 shy of 2 million, a milestone that will be reached in the coming days. Last week’s attendance highlights included two sold-out games at both of Boston’s primary home venues, including regular-season records set at Agganis Arena (6,095) and the Tsongas Center (6,164). The week wrapped up with a sold-out game in the league’s first-ever visit to Winnipeg on Sunday when 15,225 fans packed Canada Life Centre.

WINNIPEG WELCOMES HOME LAROCQUE AND TABIN

Sunday’s DoorDash PWHL Takeover Tour™ game in Winnipeg was a special homecoming for two of the league’s six Manitoba players with Ottawa’s Jocelyne Larocque (Ste. Anne) and Montréal’s Kati Tabin (Winnipeg) playing in front of hometown family and friends for the first time in their professional careers. Their teammates also took the opportunity to shine a spotlight on the locals, each wearing custom Larocque and Tabin t-shirts for walk-ins. Larocque had a group of 280 in attendance, including nephews Nolan and Rylan, and niece Gracie, who read the team’s starting lineup pre-game. Both alternate captains participated in the ceremonial puck drop with Winnipeg Olympian Skylar Park, before a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory for the Charge, their third win beyond regulation in three Takeover Tour games this season. On Saturday, both teams held open practices and signed autographs for fans, with Tabin returning to the rink where she had played high school hockey. The sold-out crowd of 15,225 is the eighth highest of the PWHL season and fourth highest through the first 12 games of the Tour. Click here to see all PWHL results.

TAKEOVER TOUR RETURNING TO CHICAGO AND DETROIT

Two more games on the PWHL Takeover Tour™ are coming up this week in Chicago and Detroit, two of the five markets hosting multiple stops on this season’s 16-game Tour. On Wednesday night, New York will take on Seattle at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL, then on Saturday afternoon the Sirens will face off against the Victoire at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. Saturday’s game will be the league’s first-ever on national linear television in the United States through ION, with the PWHL teaming up with presenting partner Ally Financial and Scripps Sports for the historic broadcast. The Sirens defeated the Torrent 4-3 in Dallas back on Dec. 28 in the first Takeover Tour game of the season for both teams. New York also has a previous win in Detroit, skating to a 4-1 victory over Minnesota last season in the Motor City. Fans can check out open practices in both markets the day before the game, with autograph sessions available for the first 50 fans in attendance. See the full Takeover Tour™ schedule and all public events here.

ONE WEEK TO TRADE DEADLINE

The deadline for PWHL teams to complete trades is Monday, Mar. 30 at 5 p.m. ET, followed by a roster freeze on Tuesday, Mar. 31 at 5 p.m. ET. Only trades involving players currently on PWHL rosters or on teams’ protected lists are permissible prior to the deadline. Players not currently on active or reserve rosters may be signed prior to the roster freeze if they have previously been declared eligible for the PWHL. Since last week, one new player has joined the league with Seattle adding Gabrielle David, signing the forward to a Standard Player Agreement.

PANNEK FIRST TO 12 GOALS THIS SEASON

Frost alternate captain Kelly Pannek led all players with three goals and four points in two games and has been named PWHL Player of the Week presented by SharkNinja. The 30-year-old from Plymouth, MN, recorded consecutive multi-point performances for the second time this season, first with two goals in a 5-0 win over Ottawa on Wednesday, then with the winning goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over Vancouver on Saturday. The goal was her league-leading fifth on the power play and made her the first in the PWHL to score 12 times this season. Pannek has points in five straight games (4G, 3A) since winning Olympic gold in Milan and is tied for the PWHL lead with 22 points in 21 games alongside teammates Britta Curl-Salemme (9G, 13A) and Taylor Heise (7G, 15A). She is also the next closest player to joining the PWHL’s half-century club for career points with 49 (19G, 30A) in 75 games. Click here for PWHL leaders.

MINNESOTA AND BOSTON TIED AT THE TOP

Minnesota (11-3-3-4) has tied a team record with five straight wins, set a new team record with 11 regulation victories, and are tied with Boston (10-5-2-4) atop the standings with 42 points. The Fleet’s 10 regulation wins is also a new team record, and both teams are two points away from tying their 2024-25 total with nine games remaining. Montréal (10-4-2-5) is in third place with 40 points and became the first team to record 10 regulation wins in all three PWHL seasons. The Victoire extended their point streak to nine games since Jan. 21, the longest point streak in the PWHL this season and tied for the second longest in league history. Toronto (8-1-5-8) currently holds fourth place with 31 points with a two-game winning streak and a six-game post-Olympic point streak. Ottawa (5-7-1-9) is hot on their heels with 30 points, followed by New York (8-0-3-10) with 27 points. Vancouver (6-1-4-10) and Seattle (5-1-2-13) both remain in playoff contention with 24 and 19 points, in seventh and eighth place, respectively. Toronto and Ottawa have eight games remaining with nine more games for all other teams. Click here to see the full PWHL standings.

LESLIE LEADS OTTAWA TO OVERTIME RECORD

Charge forward Rebecca Leslie became the second player to score 12 goals this season with her league-leading third overtime goal and fourth game-winner of the campaign on Sunday night in Winnipeg. The goal, scored just 12 seconds into the extra frame, was the fastest overtime goal in PWHL history as Ottawa became the first team in league history to win five overtime games in a season. Their seven wins beyond regulation, which includes two shootout victories, are tied for the most in a PWHL season (Montréal, 2024-25) and exceed their five regulation wins to date. No PWHL team has ever finished a season with more OT/SO wins than wins in regulation. Leslie’s heroics were set up in part by Brianne Jenner, the league-leading seventh time the captain has assisted on her linemate’s goal, putting the dynamic duo in a tie for fourth in PWHL scoring with 19 points each. Leslie’s three overtime-winning goals ties Laura Stacey’s single-season mark set last campaign with Montréal, and is two winning goals shy of Marie-Philip Poulin’s single-season record of six, also set last season with the Victoire.

FRANKEL SETS NEW SINGLE-SEASON, CAREER SHUTOUT BENCHMARKS

Boston’s Aerin Frankel became the first goaltender in PWHL history to record five shutouts in a single season, turning aside all 21 shots faced in a 3-0 victory over Seattle on Saturday. She entered the game tied with Montréal’s Ann-Renée Desbiens with four shutouts this season, sharing the previous single-season record of four set by Corinne Schroeder with New York in 2024-25. The U.S. Olympic gold medalist extends her lead in all-time shutouts to seven, two more than the five career shutouts earned by Desbiens, Schroeder and Minnesota’s Maddie Rooney, who picked up her first shutout of the season on Wednesday. Frankel leads the league with 14 wins, while her 1.29 goals-against average and .949 save percentage are just behind Desbiens’ leading marks of 1.27 and .950. Click here to see this season’s goaltending leaders.

KIRK POSTS BACK-TO-BACK BLANKS

Toronto’s Raygan Kirk became just the second goaltender in PWHL history to record shutout victories in consecutive starts after her 26-save performance in the Sceptres’ 2-0 win over the Fleet on Tuesday followed her first career shutout against the Torrent last Sunday. The sophomore goaltender now has six wins this season and an active shutout streak of 120 minutes. Last season, Schroeder posted consecutive shutouts twice with the Sirens. The first instance was in starts on Jan. 4 and Jan. 12, not in back-to-back games for the team, but helped yield a personal shutout streak of 175:18 across a five-game span. She also posted shutouts on Apr. 1 and Apr. 27, which represented back-to-back games before and after Women’s Worlds. So far this season, eight goaltenders have posted a combined 18 shutouts across 85 games, compared to the 2024-25 campaign when seven goaltenders produced 12 shutouts across 90 regular-season games.

FILLIER TAKES OVER SIRENS SCORING LEAD

New York’s Sarah Fillier is the all-time leading scorer in Sirens history with 44 career points (17G, 27A) in 50 games over two seasons. Her goal last Wednesday in New York brought this season’s total to a team-high 15 points following a 2024-25 campaign where she co-led the PWHL in scoring and earned Rookie of the Year honors. New York’s previous mark was held by Seattle’s Alex Carpenter who had 43 points (19G, 24A) in 50 games in the league’s first two seasons. All six of the league’s original teams now have all-time leading scorers currently in uniform, including Montréal’s Poulin (66), Minnesota’s Heise (57), Ottawa’s Jenner (54), Boston’s Alina Müller (50), and Toronto’s Renata Fast and Daryl Watts (43 points each). Click here to see PWHL all-time leaders.

FIRST CAREER GOALS FOR O’DONOHOE AND SEGEDI

Minnesota’s Kaitlyn O’Donohoe scored her first career PWHL goal last Wednesday against Ottawa in her 16th career game and seventh appearance of the season since being activated from reserve. The native of Myrtle Beach, SC, is the first player from her state to score in the PWHL, adding to her resume that includes a Walter Cup title in 2025. Vancouver rookie Anna Segedi found the back of the net for the first time in her 17th career game last Wednesday against New York. The St. Lawrence University product was originally selected by the Frost in the third round of the 2025 draft before being acquired by the Goldeneyes in a pre-season trade. There have been 117 different goal scorers across the PWHL this season, including 25 rookies. Click here to see PWHL rookie leaders.

HARVEY WINS PATTY KAZMAIER MEMORIAL AWARD

Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey was named the winner of the 2026 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award on Saturday, becoming the third defender and seventh Badger to receive the honor presented annually by The USA Hockey Foundation to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey. The 2026 U.S. Olympic gold medalist and tournament MVP from Salem, NH, ranked first in the nation in assists per game (1.40) and second in the country in points per game (1.97) heading into the NCAA Tournament. The last 12 players to win the Patty Kaz are currently competing in the PWHL, including former Badger Casey O’Brien who was selected third overall by New York in the 2025 PWHL Draft, and Vancouver’s Sophie Jaques, the last defender to win the award in 2023 while at Ohio State. Click here for more.

BADGERS CLAIM BACK-TO-BACK NCAA TITLES

Wisconsin earned a second-straight National Collegiate championship on Sunday with a 3-2 victory over Ohio State, the program’s ninth title —and fifth in the past seven seasons — in the fourth-straight meeting between the Badgers and Buckeyes in the Frozen Four final. Claire Enright’s goal at 13:42 of the third period was the difference maker, while goaltender Ava McNaughton stopped 34 of 36 shots and was named Most Outstanding Player. A total of 13 current PWHL players won national titles with Wisconsin before turning pro, including O’Brien and Ottawa’s Sarah Wozniewicz in 2025. Click here for more.

DRAPEAU WINS BRODRICK TROPHY

Concordia captain Jessymaude Drapeau was awarded the Brodrick Trophy on Wednesday as the U SPORTS women’s hockey Player of the Year. The fifth-year forward from Rivière-du-Loup, QC, led the nation in scoring with 39 points, including 22 goals and 17 assists and earned First Team All-Canadian honors. She also surpassed the 100-point milestone for her university career while helping guide the Stingers to a dominant 22–2 regular-season record and a perfect 4–0 run through the RSEQ playoffs to capture the conference championship. The Brodrick Trophy was previously won by Charge goaltender Kendra Woodland (2022-23, UNB) and Victoire forward Jade Downie-Landry (2021-22, McGill). Click here for more.

CARABINS CROWNED CHAMPIONS

The eighth-ranked Montréal Carabins completed a remarkable run on Sunday, scoring four unanswered goals to defeat the second-seeded Concordia Stingers 5-2 and capture the Golden Path Trophy at the U SPORTS Women’s Hockey Championship. Audrey-Anne Veillette, who spent the PWHL’s inaugural season with Ottawa, scored the game’s opening goal just 13 seconds into play, and Tournament MVP Maude Desroches turned aside 40 shots in the victory. This is Montréal’s third national title in program history, following championships in 2013 and 2016, the latter featuring Victoire veterans Catherine Dubois and Alexandra Labelle. Click here for more.

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE

Eight games are on this week’s PWHL schedule beginning Tuesday with Boston hosting Vancouver at the Tsongas Center at 7 p.m. ET where the first 3,000 fans will receive an Alina Müller Bobblehead, while quantities last. Wednesday sees two games, including Montréal at Minnesota’s Grand Casino Arena at 7 p.m. ET where the first 4,000 fans will receive a Barbie x Frost Belt Bag, while quantities last. Then, at 8 p.m. ET, the puck drops on the 13th stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour™ when New York takes on Seattle at Chicago’s Allstate Arena. Toronto returns to action on Friday night at 7 p.m. ET when they host Boston for Country Night at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Takeover Tour continues Saturday at Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena at 1 p.m. ET between the Sirens and Victoire. The week wraps up with a Sunday tripleheader, including Toronto’s Indigenous Peoples Celebration Unity Game at 1 p.m. ET when the Goldeneyes come to Coca-Cola Coliseum, the Frost and Fleet at Grand Casino Arena at 4 p.m. ET, and Seattle’s Kids and Youth Day at 7 p.m. ET at Climate Pledge Arena against Ottawa. Full broadcast details are below and available online here.

Tuesday, March 24 – 7 PM ET
Vancouver Goldeneyes at Boston Fleet (Tsongas Center)

  • Canada: Prime Video
  • U.S. (In-Market): NESN+
  • U.S. (Out of Market): FanDuel Sports Network (Detroit Extra, Florida, Midwest Extra, North, Ohio Extra, Southeast, Southwest, SoCal, Wisconsin)

Wednesday, March 25 – 7 PM ET
Montréal Victoire at Minnesota Frost (Grand Casino Arena)

  • Canada: TSN, RDS
  • U.S. (In-Market): FanDuel Sports Network North Extra, FOX 9+
  • U.S. (Out of Market): FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin Extra, Scripps Sports

Wednesday, March 25 – 8 PM ET – PWHL Takeover Tour
New York Sirens vs. Seattle Torrent (Allstate Arena – Chicago, IL)

  • Canada: TSN+
  • U.S. (In-Market): FOX Chicago Plus, MSG, KONG
  • U.S. (Out of Market): Great Lakes Sports & Entertainment Network, KCRG-TV 9/Ottumwa–Kirksville CW (Iowa), Last Frontier Sports & Entertainment Network (Alaska), More 27 Dallas, North Star Sports & Entertainment Network, Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Rock Entertainment Sports Network, Scripps Sports, Tennessee Valley Sports Network

Friday, March 27 – 7 PM ET
Boston Fleet at Toronto Sceptres (Coca-Cola Coliseum)

  • Canada: Sportsnet Ontario
  • U.S. (In-Market): NESN, TV 38
  • U.S. (Out of Market): Matrix Midwest (St. Louis), SNP+ (Pittsburgh)

Saturday, March 28 – 1 PM ET – PWHL Takeover Tour
New York Sirens vs. Montréal Victoire (Little Caesars Arena – Detroit, MI)

  • Canada: CBC and CBC Gem, Radio-Canada
  • U.S.: ION, TV20 Detroit

Sunday, March 29 – 1 PM ET
Vancouver Goldeneyes at Toronto Sceptres (Coca-Cola Coliseum)

  • Canada: TSN
  • U.S. (Out of Market): Matrix Midwest (St. Louis)

Sunday, March 29 – 4 PM ET
Boston Fleet at Minnesota Frost (Grand Casino Arena)

  • Canada: Sportsnet ONE
  • U.S. (In-Market): FanDuel Sports Network North, FOX 9+, NESN 360
  • U.S. (Out of Market): FOX 10 Xtra Phoenix, Matrix Midwest (St. Louis)

Sunday, March 29 – 7 PM ET
Ottawa Charge at Seattle Torrent (Climate Pledge Arena)

  • Canada: Sportsnet East
  • U.S. (In-Market): FOX 13+
  • U.S. (Out of Market): FOX 11+ Los Angeles, Last Frontier Sports & Entertainment Network (Alaska), Scripps Sports

Fans around the world can continue to follow every game live via the PWHL YouTube channel and thepwhl.com, with the exception of Canada, and in Czechia and Slovakia — where Nova Sport will continue to carry games locally.

Frankel, Fleet stymie Torrent, 3-0

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LOWELL, MA – Aerin Frankel led the Boston Fleet to a 3-0 shutout win over the Seattle Torrent Saturday afternoon in the final matchup of the season series in front of 6,164 fans at the sold-out Tsongas Center, the largest regular-season home crowd in Fleet history. Frankel stood on her head in goal, turning away 21 shots for her 14th win and record fifth shutout in 19 games this season.

Corinne Schroeder kept the Torrent within one-goal through two periods but suffered defeat in a 30-save performance. Abby Newhook put Boston ahead with the lone goal of the first period at 8:06 when she found open space and buried a quick net-front shot from a Megan Keller wraparound pass. The second period was scoreless, with Boston outshooting Seattle 14-6, and Riley Brengman creating the best scoring chance for either team with a wrist shot that hit the crossbar and deflected out of play. Susanna Tapani extended the Fleet lead to 2-0 less than five minutes into the third period when she beat Schroeder off a centering feed from Sophie Shirley, created by a Jamie Lee Rattray offensive zone takeaway. Haley Winn closed out Boston’s attack by walking in and wiring a wrister after an offensive faceoff win at 9:18 of the final frame.

Boston’s win keeps pace with Minnesota, who won earlier today in Vancouver, to stay tied atop the PWHL standings and move three points ahead of Montréal. The Fleet will host a west coast team for back-to-back games as the Goldeneyes visit on Tuesday. Seattle will face New York on Wednesday when they head to Chicago’s Allstate Arena to play in the 13th of 16 stops on the 2025-26 PWHL Takeover Tour™.

QUOTES

Boston Head Coach Kris Sparre on the Fleet’s ability to win despite power-play struggles: “It was probably our most complete game that we’ve played since the break. I really liked a lot of parts of that game from start to finish and obviously, it was great to see the puck go in the net more than once. Sometimes it goes in, sometimes it doesn’t, but you can’t ask for better opportunities than some of the ones we had tonight. Megan Keller taking a one timer from below the top of the circle, you can’t ask for a better shot. We had pretty good looks and certainly encouraging to be able to get three tonight without having one on the power play.”

Boston forward Sophie Shirley on how it felt being back on the ice tonight: “It feels really good. Took a little bit to get into it out there, but after weeks you can kind of expect that. I was trying to get my feet moving as best as I could and it felt good. I’ve always seen my speed as my superpower and anytime I can use that to my advantage, I try to do that to help out the team. For this being my first game back, that was the one thing I wanted to focus on.”

Torrent Head Coach Steve O’Rourke’s overall thoughts on the game: “I thought our opening shift was really good. We know we’re having some challenges scoring goals here and we could have gotten that first one off the hop there. I think it just kind of sets the tone and we got out of that first period even. It’s a challenge and we had some looks, but going up against a goaltender of that caliber is challenging. Our group competes and has that will to compete every night and we’re going to keep pushing into that.”

Seattle forward Theresa Schafzahl’s reflections on the trade and returning to Boston: “It’s been good, honestly. I feel like trades are never easy, especially when you don’t expect it, but I’m excited for some challenge and it was nice to get to play here and see all the familiar faces. I feel like it was a pretty good game for us, and if we’re able to put a few pucks in the net and avoid some mistakes, we’re doing pretty well. It was still fun.”

NOTABLES

Boston wins the head-to-head season series over Seattle 11-4 in points, outscoring them 12-6 in five games.

The Fleet have 10 regulation wins for the first time in team history, surpassing last year’s nine in nine fewer games. Their 15 total wins also ties last season’s mark that produced 44 points.

Boston remains undefeated at the Tsongas Center with their fourth win (3-1-0-0) this season. They won eight of 11 games at their primary home venue in 2024-25, including a streak of seven straight.

Seattle’s 13th loss in regulation tied New York (2024-25) for the most in a single season. The Torrent lost its eighth consecutive game on the road, continuing a streak that started on Jan. 7.

The Torrent have scored just two goals on their current four-game road trip after beating the Fleet 3-2 at Climate Pledge Arena on Mar. 11.

The Fleet have scored first 16 times in 21 games this season, more than any other team in the league, and their 13 wins in such games is tied with Minnesota for most in the PWHL.

Boston killed four Seattle power plays, holding onto their position as the second-best penalty kill unit in the league with a 90.7% rating behind Montréal’s 93.3%.

Aerin Frankel set a new single season record with her fifth shutout in 19 games, surpassing the previous mark shared by Ann-Renée Desbiens (2025-26) and Corinne Schroeder (2024-25). She picked up her league-leading 14th win of the season and remains ranked second with a 1.29 goals-against-average and .949 save percentage.

Susanna Tapani recorded her first multi-point game since the season opener with her 13th and 14th points of the season, eclipsing her total of 13 during the inaugural season in 26 games split between Boston and Minnesota (4G, 9A), and four back of last season’s 18 (11G, 7A) in 30 games with the Fleet. The Finnish forward has five points in her last five games (3G, 2A), and five of her season’s 14 points came in five games against Seattle (2G, 3A).

Haley Winn recorded her second multi-point performance with her third goal and ninth assist of the season, marking four points (2G, 2A) in seven games since returning home with Olympic gold. The Fleet defender, whose eight shots led all skaters tonight, holds the second most points of any rookie at her position with 12 (3G, 9A) behind Kendall Cooper’s 13 (1G, 12A).

Abby Newhook recorded her sixth goal, good for second most among rookies this season while ending a five-game drought. The Fleet forward often scores in bunches, with her previous five scored in a three-game and a two-game streak. She now has eight points in 20 games this season.

Megan Keller’s assist set a new career-high in points with 16 (6G, 10A) through 21 games, surpassing her 15 (4G, 11A) points in 24 games during the inaugural season. The Fleet captain leads her team and all PWHL defenders in points and has reached double digit assists for the second time in the league’s three seasons.

Sophie Shirley notched her fourth assist of the season in her return to Boston’s lineup after being activated from long-term injured reserve, moving her one shy of matching her career-high of five points in each of the league’s first two seasons. She recorded one shot in 9:50 of ice time in her first game since Jan. 18 when Boston won 2-1 over Seattle.

Jamie Lee Rattray tallied an assist for her ninth point in 21 games this season (3G, 6A), after going three games without a point. She sits one away from reaching double digit points in each of the league’s first three seasons.

Daniela Pejšová’s assist marked her third point of the season in 19 games (1G, 2A), matching her rookie total in 28 games (3A). The Czech national has tallied all of her points this season against Seattle, with an assist on Mar. 11 and her lone goal during Boston’s 3-1 win on Dec. 21.

Schroeder suffered her second consecutive loss after picking up the 3-2 win against Boston at Climate Pledge Arena on Mar. 11. She made 30 saves for the third time in 11 starts this season, two of which came in the five-game series against the Fleet she played in its entirety.

Theresa Schafzahl led all Torrent skaters with four shots on goal and played 21:36 in her return to Boston after Monday’s trade. Jessie Eldridge had one shot on goal and played 18:27 for the Fleet in her first game against her former Seattle squad.

Alex Carpenter became the first player to exceed 300 faceoff wins (305) and 500 attempts (510) by going 13-for-28 at the dot.

Jill Saulnier was left off the Fleet lineup for a second consecutive game with a concussion.

Mikyla Grant-Mentis was left off the Torrent lineup for a third consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

THREE STARS

1. Susanna Tapani (BOS) 1G, 1A
2. Aerin Frankel (BOS) 21/21 SV
3. Abby Newhook (BOS) GWG

STANDINGS

Boston: 42 PTS (10-5-2-4) – 1st Place (Tied)
Seattle: 19 PTS (5-1-2-13) – 8th Place

UPCOMING SCHEDULES
Boston: Tuesday, March 24 vs. Vancouver at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT

Seattle: Wednesday, March 25 vs. New York (Allstate Arena) at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

Frost hit for pair of power play goals in 3-1 win over Goldeneyes

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VANCOUVER– The Minnesota Frost’s special teams shone, scoring two goals with the player advantage to outmatch the Vancouver Goldeneyes in a tightly contested 3-1 game in front of 10,366 on Saturday afternoon at Pacific Coliseum. Maddie Rooney made two highlight-reel third period saves with the Frost shorthanded to disappoint the home crowd on route to turning away 19/20 Goldeneyes chances.

At the other end of the ice, Kristen Campbell did not allow an even-strength goal, stopping 20/22. Natalie Buchbinder drew first on the power play, walking in and firing the puck into the top right corner at 14:02 of the first period. With their third player advantage of the game and just 30 seconds remaining in the second period, Kelly Pannek capitalized with a five-hole goal that deflected off a Vancouver stick. Mannon McMahon brought the home crowd to their feet with her backhand goal on the doorstep, fed from bobblehead game star Jenn Gardiner, 8:49 into the third period. With Campbell pulled with just over three minutes remaining in the game, Britta Curl-Salemme recorded her second point of the afternoon, an empty-netter at 18:14 to bring the Frost out on top.

Minnesota’s fifth straight win raised the bar at the top of the league standings with 42 points, with Boston keeping pace with a win in their game that ended shortly after, and Montréal playing tomorrow just three points behind. They return home for a highly anticipated matchup with the Victoire on Mar. 25. Vancouver wraps up its five-game post Olympics homestand and heads on the road for the next five games, starting in Boston on Tuesday.

 QUOTES 

Frost Head Coach Ken Klee on the team’s position in the standings: “We’re looking to get points, we talk about that all the time. We’re trying not to look exactly where we are in the standings every day, but just more how we’re playing and putting points together. At the end of the day, we know it’s going to be tough. We know we need to get as many as we can in the regular season. The last two [seasons] we’ve got in on the last day, so we know how important every point is, and we just look at it that way.”

Frost alternate captain Kelly Pannek on Minnesota’s special teams: “Those are two power play goals with how you draw them up, but taking advantage of those opportunities, like [Coach Ken Klee] said, this league is so tight, so any time you have that advantage, it’s huge to take advantage of that. And on the flip side, I think as much as anything too, we try to be solid on our penalty kill. Any time you’re winning that special teams battle, you’re giving yourself a chance to win.”

Vancouver Head Coach Brian Idalski on his team’s approach to their remaining games against the top teams in the league: “Everyone in this league is good. Every game is tough and every game’s a playoff game, so I don’t think [where our opposition is in the standings] plays into [our approach] as much as us continuing to be confident, continuing to play the way we’re playing. Opportunities and outcomes take care of themselves when you’re executing and you’re consistently doing the right things.”

Goldeneyes goal-scorer Mannon McMahon on making an impact with Vancouver since being traded: “Getting traded was definitely a shock, but my teammates, the organization, everyone involved has been super helpful. It’s been really fun getting to know this group of players. With the Olympic break, [we’ve had] time to get settled and get some practices in. My new line has been great too. They’re super easy to work with and it’s been fun to find some chemistry with them. We’re getting our opportunities, but pucks are loose in front of the net and at the end of the day we have to get more goals, so we have to find those scenarios.”

NOTABLES 

Minnesota’s five straight wins ties a team record set during the inaugural season (Mar. 3-24, 2024) and is one shy of the league’s longest winning streaks of the season (Boston, Montréal, Ottawa).

The Frost have 11 regulation wins for the first time in team history, surpassing the 10 they recorded last season during a 42-point campaign.

This was Minnesota’s league leading 10th win of the season by multiple goals, but first by a two-goal margin. They have four wins by three-goal spreads, four by four-goal margins, and posted a five-goal victory on Wednesday over Ottawa.

Vancouver finished its season-high five-game post-Olympic homestand with five points (1-0-2-2) and were held to one goal in three of their losses.

Minnesota capitalized twice on three power play opportunities, matching their two goals with the player advantage scored on Mar. 8 in Toronto. That was also the last time the Frost scored on the power play, breaking a 0-for-10 stretch across the three games in between.

Vancouver went 0-for-3 on the power play and rank last with the play advantage at 7.8%.

The Goldeneyes’ third period goal was their 22nd of the season in the final frame, tied for most in the PWHL.

Britta Curl-Salemme and Kelly Pannek moved into a tie with teammate Taylor Heise for the PWHL scoring lead with 22 points, each recording a goal and an assist for their sixth multi-point performances of the season, tied with Heise for the league lead.

Curl-Salemme‘s ninth goal in her 21st game of the season matches the gold medalist’s career high across 28 games in her 2024-25 rookie season. She has points in each of her last five games (2G, 4A) for the second time this season, tied with Pannek for the league’s longest active point streak and one away from the league’s season-high of six, co-held by three of her Frost teammates (Heise, Kendall Cooper, and Mae Batherson).

Pannek moved into sole possession of the league lead in goals scoring her 12th the season, including a league-high five power play tallies. The alternate captain’s breakout offensive campaign has continued post-Olympics with points in five straight games (4G, 3A) including back-to-back two point nights for the second time this season (also Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2G, 2A). Pannek and Curl-Salemme have only been left off the scoresheet five times in 21 games this season.

Natalie Buchbinder reached the back of the net for the first time in two seasons, her last goal coming almost two years ago on Mar. 24, 2024 against Montréal. It was also the first power play marker of the defender’s PWHL career. Buchbinder now has two points on the season, matching her total from last season.

Mannon McMahon has scored a goal in back-to-back games for the first time in her PWHL career, after breaking a 14-game scoreless drought dating back to Dec. 16 as a member of the Charge. The second year forward had a strong offensive afternoon also setting a career high with four shots on target.

Maddie Rooney recorded her seventh straight win, dating back to Jan. 11, and her third straight win and perfect record against Vancouver. In those seven contests, the goaltender has not allowed more than two goals and has allowed one or fewer in the last three, bringing her season goals-against average to 1.90 for third in the league overall, ahead of teammate Nicole Hensley’s 1.98.

Kristen Campbell did not allow an even strength goal this afternoon in her fourth consecutive start at Pacific Coliseum and the first of those contests without a point, going 1-0-2-1. The veteran netminder is now one start away from tying teammate Emerance Maschmeyer for the third most career games played (53).

Abby Hustler’s primary assist was her eighth of the season bringing the forward to 11 points overall, good for fifth overall in the rookie scoring race, two points behind Cooper’s 1G, 12A. The second-round pick has points in back-to-back games for the third time in her early PWHL career, with all three stretches including a point against Vancouver.

Sidney Morin snapped a nine-game scoreless stretch dating back to when she tallied a trio of assists on Jan. 11 vs. Seattle. The defender now has six assists in 21 games of the campaign, a new career high surpassing the five she tallied across 30 games in 2024-25 for Boston.

Denisa Křížová has points in consecutive games for the first time this season with an assist in each of the last two games. The Czech forward produced in her first game at Pacific Coliseum, after being traded from Vancouver back to her former team on Nov. 19 in exchange for Anna Segedi.

Klára Hymlárová recorded points in back-to-back regular season games for the first time in her PWHL career, notching an assist in each of the last two games. The Czech forward has now tripled her points total (6) from her first to her second PWHL season.

Jenn Gardiner made the scoresheet with a primary assist on her bobblehead night and has points in back-to-back games (2A) for the third time this season. The Surrey, BC native’s 10th point (3G, 7A) makes her the fifth player from the 2024 draft class to reach double-digits in consecutive seasons.

Tereza Vanišová joined McMahon and Gardiner with a point in each of the last two Goldeneyes games, the second time for the Czech forward this season who moves into a tie for second with Gardiner in team scoring. Her eighth assist surpassed the seven she tallied across 30 games last season in Ottawa, two away from her 2024 season high recorded across 23 games between Montréal and Ottawa.

Maschmeyer and Katie Chan remain scratched from the Goldeneyes lineup, both listed as day-to-day with upper-body injuries.

THREE STARS  

1. Natalie Buchbinder (MIN) 1G
2. Kelly Pannek (MIN) GWG, 1A
3. Mannon McMahon (VAN) 1G

STANDINGS 

Minnesota: 42 PTS (11-3-3-4) – 1st Place (Tied)
Vancouver: 24 PTS (6-1-4-10) – 7th Place

UPCOMING SCHEDULES 

Vancouver: Tuesday, Mar. 24 at Boston at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT
Minnesota: Wednesday, Mar. 25 vs. Montréal at 7 p.m. CT

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Stacey leads Victoire to win over Torrent

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LAVAL, QC – Laura Stacey contributed on a trio of goals to lead the Montréal Victoire to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Torrent Thursday night before a crowd of 10,033 at Place Bell.

The win moves the Victoire into a three-way tie for first place with Boston and Minnesota in the PWHL standings, each with 39 points in 20 games. After a scoreless first period with chances for both teams, Catherine Dubois got the Victoire on the board with her first goal of the season at 4:17 of the second period when she tapped the puck in off a wraparound attempt from Stacey. Montréal doubled their lead to 2-0 just over nine minutes later on a highlight-reel shorthanded “jailbreak” goal by Stacey, where she battled the puck away from a defender and drove to the right post with a deke and shelfed a wide-angle shot top corner. Alex Carpenter cut the Victoire’s lead in half at 7:56 of the third period with a backdoor shot from a Theresa Schafzahl feed, in the latter’s debut with Seattle. Skylar Irving tipped the puck into the net, deflecting a Kati Tabin one-timer, for her second goal of the season at 9:00 of the final frame. Stacey finished the night off for Montréal at 19:27 with an empty-net goal, also assisted by Tabin. Ann-Renée Desbiens impressed in net with 24 saves for her 12th win, while rookie Hannah Murphy took the loss with 19 stops on 22 shots.

 

Seattle and Montréal return to the ice this weekend as the Torrent head to the Tsongas Center for a final matchup against Boston, and the Victoire look for their third consecutive win of the season series with Ottawa when they travel to Winnipeg for the 12th stop of the PWHL Takeover Tour™.

 

QUOTES

 

Victoire Head Coach Kori Cheverie: “I thought it was a great response from our group. They’re an experienced team. They’ve been through a lot of situations. They have a ton of games under their belt. And as much as we don’t want a game to end like the last one, we thought we were able to pull quite a few positives from the game. And I think we were able to work on some of the pieces that we wanted to touch on a little bit more thoroughly, which was the five-on-six.”

 

Montréal alternate captain Laura Stacey on the team bouncing back from a tough loss: “I think it was in all of our heads. I think we weren’t satisfied. It was a pretty devastating loss for us, but we all said it’s better it happens now than later in the season. We learned from it, and I think that’s exactly what we did. We went back to the drawing board. We had great conversations, we studied up on our video, and we had another opportunity tonight to learn again. And I think we took a step forward. And if we continue taking those steps every single game, whether it’s a little thing, [or] like a five-on-six, which is a big thing, it goes a really long way.”

 

Seattle Head Coach Steve O’Rourke’s overall thoughts on the team’s performance: “I thought that for 60 minutes we competed and I liked the resilience of our group. That third period we came out and got that goal, we talked about taking it in chunks, and we got that one goal and kept pushing and pushing, and the resilience is there. We know we have members of our team that are missing that are key to us, but people just keep pushing and working shift after shift, and we’ve just got to keep pushing into that.”

 

Torrent defender Mariah Keopple on returning to Montréal: “It was great, [I] even [had] some of the fans messaging me before the game that they were going to be here and things like that. I was here for two years, and they really took me in in that inaugural year, so it’s really nice to be back. They kind of took a bet on me, and it was just really nice seeing everyone, seeing the girls in the line after, and it’s always good to be back.”

NOTABLES

Montréal extended their point streak to eight straight games (5-2-1-0) since Jan. 21 to set a new team record and tied Boston (Jan. 7 to Mar. 10) for the longest point streak of the season.

The Victoire became the first team in PWHL history to record 10 regulation victories in each of the league’s three seasons (12 in 2024-25, 10 in 2024).

This is the latest the PWHL standings have ever seen a three-way tie for first place in a season. During the inaugural season, Montréal, Toronto and Minnesota shared first place with 30 points between games played on Mar. 13 and Mar. 16, 2024.

Seattle suffered a seventh consecutive road loss since Jan. 7. In both 2024-25 and the inaugural season, the league record for winless streaks on the road was five.

The Victoire have at least three goals in seven straight games and are one away from matching Toronto (2024-25) for the longest streak in league history.

The Torrent have allowed multiple goals in all but one of its 14 games since a 2-1 home win over Montréal on Dec. 23.

Tonight was just the fifth time this season Montréal has been outshot by their opponent, fewest in the PWHL. Seattle has outshot opponents in nine of their 20 games.

Laura Stacey recorded her first three-point performance of the season and has seven points (3G, 4A) in five games since representing Canada at the Olympics, representing nearly half of her 15 points in 20 games. The Victoire alternate captain has scored both of Montréal’s shorthanded “jailbreak” goals this season and leads the league in the category with two, and her game-high five shots on goal brought her league-high total to 90.

Catherine Dubois recorded her first goal and point of the season in her 14th game, ending a 13-game pointless drought in 2025-26 after a career-high nine points (6G, 3A) in 24 games in 2024-25. The Québec native recorded a season-high 15:40 time on ice today.

Stacey and Abby Roque’s assists on Dubois’ goal marked their 10th of the season, becoming two of seven players in PWHL history to reach double-digit helpers in consecutive seasons.

Roque has five points in her last two games (1G, 4A), representing the second time this season she has consecutive multi-point outings. Her 17 points in 19 games ties her career high as a member of the Sirens last season where she had the exact same stat line in 30 games (6G, 11A).

Skylar Irving notched her second goal in Montréal’s last four games after going the first 13 games of her PWHL career without a marker. The rookie previously scored her first career goal in the Victoire’s 4-1 win in New York on Feb. 26.

Kati Tabin recorded the first multi-assist game of her career and set a new career high for points in a season with nine (2G, 7A) in 20 games. She became the 15th defender in PWHL history to reach at least 15 career assists and has points in consecutive games after scoring on Sunday.

Alex Carpenter scored her team leading eighth goal and has two of her team’s three goals against the Victoire this season, reaching double-digit career points against Montréal in her 11th game (6G, 4A). The Torrent alternate captain won a career-high 23 faceoffs on a season-high 31 attempts.

Theresa Schafzahl recorded an assist in her Torrent debut after being acquired in a trade with the Fleet for Jessie Eldridge on Monday. The third-year forward set a new career-high with her seventh point in 20 games (2G, 5A), surpassing her six points in 20 games during the inaugural season (3G, 3A).

Danielle Serdachny tallied her fourth point in six games since the Olympic break (1G, 3A), half of her total for the season (3G, 5A). The Seattle forward matched her output from her rookie season in Ottawa with her eighth point in 10 fewer games.

Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded her 12th win of the season and her 11th outing allowing one or fewer goals. She remains atop the goaltender leaderboard with a 1.23 goals-against-average and a .951 save percentage.

Hannah Murphy has allowed multiple goals in six of her 10 starts this season, while the 22 shots against tonight were the fewest she’s faced in a game this season. The Torrent rookie has seven-straight losses after starting her season with three consecutive wins.

Montréal rookie defender Nicole Gosling and Seattle veteran forward Julia Gosling, cousins from London, ON, went head-to-head for the second time in their PWHL careers and first time on Canadian ice.

Three of Seattle’s seven defenders returned to Place Bell for the first time as members of the visiting team. Mariah Keopple spent two seasons with the Victoire, while Cayla Barnes and Anna Wilgren spent their rookie seasons in Montréal.

Marie-Philip Poulin was not in the Victoire lineup for the second time this season due to a lower-body injury.

Mikyla Grant-Mentis was left off the Torrent lineup for a second consecutive game with an upper-body injury.

THREE STARS

1. Laura Stacey (MTL) 2G, 1A
2. Catherine Dubois (MTL) 1G
3.  Ann-Renée Desbiens (MTL) 24/25 SV

 

STANDINGS

Montréal: 39 PTS (10-4-1-5) – 3rd Place
Seattle: 19 PTS (5-1-2-12) – 8th Place

 

UPCOMING SCHEDULES

Seattle: Saturday, March 21 at Boston at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT
Montréal: Sunday, March 22 at Ottawa at 7 p.m. ET

 

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Three-goal third lifts Goldeneyes over Sirens, 5-2

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VANCOUVER –  Anna Shokhina, Anna Segedi, and Mannon McMahon made their mark on the Vancouver Goldeneyes’ scoresheet for the first time to help overtake the New York Sirens 5-2 in their fourth and final matchup of the regular season in front of 9,226 fans at Pacific Coliseum on Wednesday night. Shokhina and Segedi each recorded their first Goldeneyes goals to quickly put Vancouver ahead by two in the first seven minutes of play; Shokhina’s marker was scored unassisted as she toe-dragged through traffic with just three seconds left in a Goldeneyes power play, while Segedi scored off a behind-the-net pass from Michelle Karvinen.

Sarah Fillier quickly brought New York back within one at 7:15 of the first, tipping a blue line shot from Maja Nylén Persson, but a Sophie Jaques’ slapshot from the point at 16:00 padded the Goldeneyes’ lead and would stand as the game winner. Sirens rookie Anna Bargman was the lone second period scorer with her tip off Nicole Vallario’s point shot at 13:19, and the Goldeneyes closed it out in the third with Tereza Vanišová’s goal at 5:27, bounced in off Kayle Osborne’s blocker, and an empty netter from McMahon with 18 seconds remaining. Osborne made 24 saves on 28 shots, with 12 coming in the first period, while Kristen Campbell turned away 22/24 for her third regulation win at Pacific Coliseum.

Vancouver moves within three points of sixth-place New York in the standings and will look to carry the offensive momentum into the finale of a five-game homestand on Saturday, hosting the Minnesota Frost, one of the league’s co-leaders. New York doesn’t return to action until next week, heading to Chicago for the city’s second Takeover Tour stop of the season on March 25, versus Seattle.

 QUOTES 

Vancouver Head Coach Brian Idalski on taking the win after three close losses: “We’re doing the right things; our details are right. We’re playing the right way, We’re creating opportunities, and said [offence] would come in bunches and that’s how it’s played out. That’s the way the game goes; it’s how you continue to do the right things if you’re not getting the outcome, when things aren’t going your way. That’s a credit to our club, being resilient the last few games. They didn’t get down and stuck to it.”

Goldeneyes captain Ashton Bell on her team’s multiple goal scorers: “It was great to see Anna [Segedi], Shoksy (Anna Shokhina), that line was huge for us off the start, getting us on the board. They make an impact every time they’re on the ice, along with Mannon’s line as well. We’re starting to see chemistry amongst all four lines, and we have a lot of depth. We knew that coming into this season, and now we’re starting to execute and produce more offence, which is great heading forward and something that we’re excited about.”

New York Head Coach Greg Fargo on the team’s response after the first period: “We had a good response in the second period and started to find our game by simplifying. We got pucks behind them and established more of the game we wanted. I liked our response in the second, but we couldn’t come up with what we needed late. In the third, there was a strong push, but we couldn’t get a timely goal.”

Sirens forward Anna Bargman on having an impact on the team’s scoring column these past two games: “I think it’s just a product of everyone around me, trying to stick to my identity and how my identity fits into the team’s identity. So, to get rewarded is great, but I think that just sticking together is going to help the team in the long run, so not trying to focus on one thing or another.”

NOTABLES 

Vancouver has points in three straight games (1-0-2-0) for just the second time in team history following a stretch from Jan. 17-25 (2-0-1-0).

New York has lost a season-high four straight road games dating back to Jan. 25.

The four-game regular-season series ends tied 6-6 in points with the home team winning all four games by multiple goals and the Goldeneyes outscoring the Sirens 10-9.

Vancouver remains undefeated (5-0-0-0) when scoring the game’s first goal.

The Goldeneyes scored three goals in the first period in both home games against the Sirens. They entered the game with a league-low eight goals in the opening frame this season.

Vancouver scored five goals for the second time this season, with the first also occurring at home against Toronto (5-0) on Jan. 22. Their five goals tonight exceed the four scored in their first three home games following the Olympic break.

New York surrendered five goals for the second time this season, previously losing 6-2 to Minnesota on Jan. 25.

The Goldeneyes scored on the power play for just the fourth time this season and first time in 10 games, ending a 0-for-21 drought with the player advantage.

This was just the sixth time in 20 games the Goldeneyes have outshot their opponent and just the second time they have earned a win when leading the game in shots.

Anna Shokhina’s second goal of the season was her first with the Goldeneyes and first career power play marker, snapping an eight-game scoring drought extending to before she was traded from Ottawa to Vancouver on Jan. 18. The first-year Russian forward now has five points on the season.

Anna Segedi recorded her first PWHL point with her first period goal, coming in her 17th game. The rookie was acquired by the Goldeneyes via trade just days before the start of the season after being selected by Minnesota in the third round of the PWHL Draft. The 24-year-old from Commerce Township, Michigan finished her NCAA career with 119 points (54G, 65A) in 164 games for St. Lawrence University.

Sophie Jaques’ has a goal in back-to-back games for the second time this season (also Jan. 3-9). Her sixth goal of the campaign takes over the team lead and brought her into a tie at the top of the PWHL leaderboard with Boston captain Megan Keller for the most among defenders and is now just one goal away from her career high of seven recorded last season with the Frost.

Tereza Vanišová got back on the scoresheet for the first time since competing for Czechia at the 2026 Olympic Winter Game with her second goal of the season. The four-game drought was the longest of her season and came after recording points (1G, 2A) in back-to-back games on Jan. 22 and 25. The forward’s five shots on target were more than any other skater and a personal season-high.

Mannon McMahon’s empty-netter was her first point in seven games as a member of the Goldeneyes, after being acquired in a six-player deal with Ottawa on Jan. 18. The second-year forward had a goal and one assist in 13 games with the Charge to start the season.

Sarah Fillier became the Sirens’ all-time leading scorer with her 44th career point (17G, 27A), surpassing Seattle alternate captain Alex Carpenter’s 19G and 24A across two seasons for New York. The 2025 Rookie of the Year has not gone more than one game without a point since the second month of the season, reaching the back of the net for the third time in three games following a season-high three-point performance (2G, 1A) on Mar. 8 against Ottawa. The alternate captain’s 15 points (4G, 11A) lead all Sirens.

Anna Bargman has goals in back-to-back games for the first time in her career, coming off her first multi-point performance with a goal and an assist against Minnesota. Bargman is the fifth Sirens rookie to surpass five points this season, making New York the only PWHL team with that level of scoring depth from their first years. Her four shots on net were the most among the Sirens.

Kristen Campbell secured her third regulation win of the season – her first since Jan. 22 against Toronto – and has led the Goldeneyes to points in every start she’s made at Pacific Coliseum (3-0-2-0). The veteran netminder recorded her seventh win in 11 career starts against New York to tie her career high of seven wins in 10 starts against Montréal. Campbell has now allowed two or fewer goals in five of her eight starts for a 2.24 GAA, seventh in the league just behind Emerance Maschmeyer’s 2.18 GAA.

Kayle Osborne became the first netminder to start 20 games this season and was between the pipes for all four of New York’s matchups against Vancouver. The Canadian netminder has given up four goals in consecutive games for the first time, also allowing four when New York first visited Pacific Coliseum on Dec. 6.

Claire Thompson extended her team lead in scoring with her eighth assist and 11th point of the campaign, putting the Goldeneyes’ alternate captain in a tie for third in scoring among all PWHL blue liners. With 11 points in 18 games (0.61 points per game), the Canadian Olympian is on pace to surpass her career high of 18 points in 30 games (0.6 points per game) from last season in Minnesota.

Michelle Karvinen recorded her first point since competing in her fifth Olympics for Finland. Of the first-year forward’s four assists this season, half have come against New York.

Sydney Bard matched her rookie season assist total with her second of the campaign. The second-year defender recorded three points (1G, 2A) during the 2024-25 season with Boston.

Abby Boreen’s primary assist on Jaques’ goal snapped a five-game scoreless drought for the third year forward. The former Montréal and Minnesota forward has four goals and two assists on the season to date.

Jenn Gardiner returned to the scoresheet for the first time since representing Canada at her first Olympic Winter Games, snapping a four-game drought. The second year forward scored a goal and an assist when New York last visited Pacific Coliseum on Dec. 6. With her nine points on the season, Gardiner is tied for second on the Goldeneyes in scoring.

Anna Meixner recorded her first point since the PWHL returned to action with the primary assist to her fellow former Charge member McMahon, to pot the empty-netter. Across seven games with the Goldeneyes, the Austrian forward has matched the two points (2G) she scored across 13 games with Ottawa to start the season, and her 2024-25 season total (1G, 1A).

Maja Nylén Persson’s primary assist on Fillier’s goal was her seventh point of the season (1G, 6A), surpassing her career high of six (2G, 4A) from her 2024-25 rookie season. The Swedish defender has four assists in her last six games, the most productive stretch of her career to date.

Nicole Vallario took the ice for her third game of the season and her first game since winning Olympics bronze with Switzerland, recording her first career assist. Both of the rookie’s career points have come against Vancouver, scoring a goal in the Nov. 29 matchup between the two teams. The defender was signed to a 10-day contract today with forward Taylor Girard placed on long-term injured reserve.

Jaime Bourbonnais has four assists across three consecutive games with her second period secondary helper tonight. The defender has reached the scoresheet in three or more consecutive games in each of her three PWHL seasons: 1G, 4A across four games from Mar. 12-22 and 5A across three games from Feb. 4-21, 2024.

Casey O’Brien was scratched from the Sirens lineup for the second straight game with an upper-body injury.

Maschmeyer and Katie Chan were scratched from the Goldeneyes lineup, both listed as day-to-day with upper-body injuries.

THREE STARS  

1. Anna Segedi (VAN) 1G (first career)
2. Anna Shokhina (VAN) 1G
3. Sophie Jaques (VAN) GWG

STANDINGS 

New York: 27 PTS (8-0-3-10) – 6th Place
Vancouver: 24 PTS (6-1-4-9) – 7th Place

UPCOMING SCHEDULES 

Vancouver: Saturday, Mar. 21 vs. Minnesota at 12 p.m. PT / 3 p.m. ET
New York: Wednesday, Mar. 25 at Seattle (in Chicago) at 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT

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