NEWARK, NJ – The Boston Fleet overtook the New York Sirens 2-0 on Wednesday night time at Prudential Middle to file their fifth-straight win, probably the most consecutive victories in crew historical past.
Aerin Frankel posted her third shutout of the season in her fifth begin, turning away a season-high 33 photographs. Ella Huber scored her first skilled aim and the game-winner, 5:27 into the primary interval on the ability play, assisted by fellow rookie Haley Winn.
Liz Schepers doubled the Fleet’s lead 9:46 into the second interval together with her first aim since scoring Minnesota’s time beyond regulation winner to take house the 2025 Walter Cup. Kayle Osborne stopped 19 of 21 photographs confronted within the Sirens crease.
This was the primary of 4 conferences between the 2 close by U.S. groups this season, with their subsequent matchup coming in Boston on Jan. 28 on the Tsongas Middle.
The Fleet depart on a four-game street journey whereas the Sirens host yet another matchup at house earlier than flying south to Dallas for his or her first PWHL Takeover Tour™ recreation of the season.
QUOTES
Boston Head Coach Kris Sparre on what the Fleet’s early success this season has meant to him as a first-year head coach: “I feel what I’m most grateful for is the gamers. As a coach, you place collectively programs, you place collectively an id and also you need to have requirements that you just uphold day-after-day. Our group proper from day one has taken possession of that they usually convey it each observe, each recreation. It’s not at all times excellent, however they discover a technique to get it accomplished.”
Fleet rookie ahead Ella Huber on scoring her first PWHL aim: “It was enjoyable. I’ve been ready for this. We’ve been practising loads of two on ones just lately and I’ve been informed I’ve a shooter’s mentality. Our [defenders] are unbelievable. They’re nice at getting the puck up the ice. Anytime Winn, Keller or any of our D are on the ice, we all know that the puck is transferring up the ice. I like to achieve some pace and get the puck the place it must be.”
Sirens Head Coach Greg Fargo on the crew’s play dealing with Aerin Frankel: “There have been loads of good moments tonight the place we had some high quality seems all through the sport. I assumed we had a superb quantity of offensive zone time the place we had them on the ropes and drained. Nevertheless, I feel perhaps we allow them to off the hook slightly bit a couple of instances the place [our offense] was in a position to give her one which she will be able to simply see and management the sport whereas their shift was prolonged, they usually had been drained. In another areas, we missed alternatives however there have been loads of nice issues. We had some nice probabilities, and I assumed Aerin performed an ideal recreation as soon as once more.”
New York ahead Sarah Fillier on the change in linemates for the primary time this season: “I assumed we received some high quality seems collectively. I feel the change of the setup brings a bit extra selection in how we are able to assault and the way we noticed that right this moment. Like Fargs [Fargo] mentioned, we’re proper there and we’re getting good probabilities and pucks across the crease – we simply must bury one right here.”
NOTABLES
Boston prolonged its file setting run with a fifth-straight win to begin the season, probably the most in PWHL historical past. The Fleet have gained eight straight video games in opposition to the Sirens (six in regulation, two in shootouts, relationship again to Apr. 20, 2024) for the PWHL’s longest win streak by one crew in opposition to one other. That is additionally simply the second time a PWHL crew has gained 5 straight video games in regulation (Toronto in 2024).
New York has outshot their opponent in all six video games this season however have now gone eight straight durations with out scoring a aim and have been shut out 3 times. They’re the primary crew to lose consecutive video games by shutout in PWHL historical past.
Aerin Frankel’s three shutouts on the season are greater than the variety of objectives she’s given up (2) and surpasses the 2 regular-season shutouts she had coming into 2025-26. She’s began all 5 Fleet video games this season to tie the longest successful streak of her profession (Jan. 5 to Feb. 12, 2025).
Ella Huber’s first interval aim was the primary level of her PWHL profession, coming only a few hours earlier than the rookie’s twenty third birthday tomorrow. Boston’s second-round select of the College of Minnesota completed her senior season ranked second for the Gophers and twelfth within the NCAA in factors (48).
Liz Schepers’ first aim of the season got here in her fourth recreation as a member of the Fleet. Her first aim of the 2024-25 season didn’t come till her 18th recreation (Feb. 28, 2025 at Montréal), whereas the clutch ahead didn’t rating in 2024 till her first Walter Cup Championship-winning aim. Schepers signed a two-year contract with the Fleet this offseason after spending the primary two PWHL seasons with Minnesota.
Haley Winn’s major help on Huber’s aim was her third of the season and the first-time the rookie has recorded factors in consecutive video games (2A on Dec. 7 vs. Minnesota). On the finish of the sport, the Fleet’s second general decide led all rookie defenders in assists and tied for the lead in factors amongst all rookie skaters.
Jamie Lee Rattray’s major helper on Schepers’ second interval aim was her fourth of the season, and her second time recording assists in consecutive video games after she tallied an help in every of the primary two video games this season (Nov. 11 & 29). Final season for the Fleet, it took the alternate captain 15 video games to achieve 4 assists.
Megan Keller recorded her third help and fifth level of the season, bringing the Fleet captain to the highest of the PWHL scoring leaderboard amongst all skaters and certainly one of simply two defenders to have 5 factors this season. Keller’s three assists up to now are virtually midway to her 2024-25 season complete of eight in 30 video games.
The defensive pair of Winn (26:51) and Keller (25:56) mixed for greater than 50 minutes of ice time – every 5 plus minutes greater than some other participant – to close down the Sirens’ offense. The Fleet killed three minor penalties to stay the one PWHL crew that’s excellent on the penalty kill this season.
Kristin O’Neill gained 11 of her 17 faceoffs tonight, placing her 26 wins forward of the following closest heart with 76 to Marie-Philip Poulin’s 50. She additionally recorded three photographs, two blocked photographs, and a success on the night time.
Sarah Fillier tallied one other two photographs tonight to convey her complete to 24 and stays second on the PWHL’s leaderboard and first amongst Sirens. Kristýna Kaltounková’s 5 photographs tonight put her two forward of freshman teammate Anne Cherkowski’s 19 on the season for one and two in rookie capturing throughout the league.
Kayle Osborne began her league-leading sixth recreation and carries a .914 save proportion to date this season. Final season, the netminder performed in 10 video games for the Sirens, recording a .916 SV%.
THREE STARS
1. Aerin Frankel (BOS) 33/33 SV
2. Ella Huber (BOS) 1G
3. Liz Schepers (BOS) 1G
STANDINGS
Boston (5-0-0-0) – 1st Place
New York (2-0-0-4) – fifth Place (Tied)
