NEW YORK AND TORONTO– Boston Fleet ahead Susanna Tapani, Fleet defender Megan Keller and Fleet captain Hilary Knight have been named the Skilled Ladies’s Hockey League (PWHL) ‘3 Stars of the Week’ introduced by SharkNinja Canada following video games from Dec. 30-Jan. 5. This marks the primary time in PWHL regular-season historical past that each one three Stars of the Week have represented the identical workforce.
FIRST STAR – SUSANNA TAPANI, F, BOSTON FLEET
At Seattle’s Local weather Pledge Area, earlier than a season-high crowd of 12,608 in Sunday’s opener of the PWHL Takeover Tour, Tapani scored the game-tying objective at 10:58 of the third interval and contributed a shootout objective to present the Fleet a 3-2 victory over Montréal. Tapani’s efficiency capped a three-goal week, helped Boston snap a three-game dropping streak, offered the workforce’s first highway level of the marketing campaign and snapped a four-game win streak by the Victoire. After being held off the scoresheet in a 3-1 loss to Montréal at Place Bell final Monday, the 31-year-old native of Turku, Finland made PWHL historical past within the following contest towards Minnesota – scoring twice inside 49 seconds to document the quickest two objectives ever by a PWHL participant; Toronto’s Natalie Spooner scored twice in 3:11 towards Ottawa final March 23. The Fleet trailed the Frost 3-1 with fewer than 4 minutes remaining in regulation time earlier than Tapani scored on an influence play at 16:43 and added an even-strength rating to tug Boston even at 17:32 of Minnesota’s eventual 4-3 time beyond regulation victory. With 4 objectives in eight video games this season, Tapani has matched her objective whole over the 26 video games she performed in 2024.
SECOND STAR – MEGAN KELLER, D, BOSTON FLEET
Keller had a four-point week, with an help in Boston’s loss to Montréal Monday, an help in Minnesota Thursday and two assists in Seattle towards the Victoire. Along with her help on a objective by Knight at 10:30 of the third interval at Place Bell, the 28-year-old from Farmington, Michigan helped Boston into a brief 1-1 tie. The combo clicked once more in Minnesota when Keller saved within the puck on the level and took a shot earlier than Knight transformed the rebound at 7:05 of the third interval – getting the Fleet on the scoreboard and halving the 2-0 lead Minnesota had constructed with second-period objectives 43 seconds aside. At Local weather Pledge Area, Keller collected her second two-point sport of the season – she had two objectives towards the New York Sirens on Dec. 8 – to assist the Fleet wipe out a 2-0 deficit and lengthen her level streak to 4 video games. Keller’s go from the highest of the right-wing circle arrange Hannah Bilka’s 5-on-3 one-timer to the brief aspect at 12:45 of the second interval, and her help on Tapani’s tying objective marked yet one more success for Boston’s PWHL-leading energy play (29.2%).
THIRD STAR – HILARY KNIGHT, F, BOSTON FLEET
Boston’s captain collected two objectives, one help and amassed 14 photographs through the Fleet’s busy week on the highway. Towards Montréal Monday, the 35-year-old, from Solar Valley, Idaho scored her third objective of the season, then notched her first two-point efficiency of the 2024-25 marketing campaign with a objective, an help and 5 photographs towards the Frost. Whereas it didn’t present up on the scoresheet, Knight additionally harried Minnesota defender Claire Thompson into the turnover that resulted in Tapani’s unassisted objective that tied the rating, 3-3, with simply 2:28 left in regulation play. In Seattle, Knight adopted up with a season-high six photographs. With 4 objectives in eight video games this season, Knight is simply two wanting her whole for twenty-four video games within the PWHL’s inaugural marketing campaign. Trailing league-leading objective scorer Alex Carpenter by only one objective, Knight is in a four-way tie for second with Tapani, New York rookie Sarah Fillier and Minnesota rookie Britta Curl-Salemme.
The PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Introduced by SharkNinja Canada are introduced every Monday all through the common season and playoffs, encompassing video games from the earlier Monday by Sunday. Factors might be awarded to every choice and can assist decide rankings on the finish of the yr.
First Star = 30 Factors
Second Star = 20 Factors
Third Star = 10 Factors
PWHL ‘3 Stars of the Week’ Standings:
1. Alex Carpenter (NY) = 40 Factors
T2. Abby Boreen (MTL) = 30 Factors
T2. Sarah Fillier (NY) = 30 Factors
T2. Emerance Maschmeyer (OTT) = 30 Factors
T2. Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) = 30 Factors
T2. Susanna Tapani (BOS) = 30 Factors
T2. Claire Thompson (MIN) = 30 Factors
T8. Michela Cava (MIN) = 20 Factors
T8. Megan Keller (BOS) = 20 Factors
T8. Kateřina Mrázová (OTT) = 20 factors
T11. Kendall Coyne Schofield (MIN) = 10 Factors
T11. Hilary Knight (BOS) = 10 Factors
