ST PAUL, MN – Taylor Heise led a high-scoring matchup with two objectives, together with the game-winner, boosting the Minnesota Frost to a 5-2 win over the Boston Fleet at Xcel Power Heart. The Frost snapped a three-game shedding streak whereas ending the Fleet’s two-game successful streak and five-game level streak. Minnesota’s high line was on fireplace this afternoon combining for seven factors with Michela Cava and Kendall Coyne Schofield organising each Heise objectives, and the captain including a tally of her personal to take over the PWHL scoring lead.
Rookies Brooke McQuigge and Katy Knoll supplied the opposite Minnesota objectives. Boston twice lower the deficit to at least one, when captain Hilary Knight scored a second interval purpose to make it 2-1, and Susanna Tapani scored within the third interval to make it 3-2. Nicole Hensley recorded 26 saves on 28 pictures in her third win in 5 begins. Emma Söderberg stopped 22 of 27 in her third begin of the season. Minnesota is now tied with Montréal atop the PWHL standings with 23 factors.
QUOTES
Minnesota ahead Taylor Heise on her group’s sense of urgency in the present day: “Even for the previous three video games we’ve had that, we’re not taking part in dangerous. No a part of the final three video games have been dangerous. We had battled, have been actually good d-zone sensible and getting pictures off. I feel in the present day we had been in the suitable spots offensively, after which defensively Nic (Nicole Hensley) stopped every little thing she wanted to and we performed nicely. You would really feel that we had the power and I’m hoping we proceed to carry that on daily basis.”
Minnesota Head Coach Ken Klee on his third line: “I imply they had been good, particularly our blue line with Katy (Knoll) centering Brooke (Bryant) and Boots (Claire Butorac) they had been buzzing. The opposite strains had been buzzing too, however I simply thought that they had quite a lot of leap, they had been serving to to create momentum not just for themselves however for different strains and we all know that’s how the sport works. We have to stack shifts collectively and that means after we do get recent gamers on the ice we are able to exhibit our expertise, and clearly Taylor made a few nice pictures, which was superior.”
Frost ahead Katy Knoll on scoring her first purpose: “I might say it was a little bit of a reduction, I really feel like I’ve been doing the suitable factor the previous couple of video games – as all of us have – and I simply hit a submit or missed the online a little bit bit so to lastly put that one behind the online was very thrilling as you possibly can inform by my response. Clearly, an awesome play by Soph (Sophie Jaques), I believed I could have been offside, however she stored it and made an awesome play.”
Fleet Captain Hilary Knight on the sport general: “We simply beat ourselves. That’s what’s tremendous irritating. We achieve momentum after which , this league is so tight, the margin of error is so small. Once we don’t capitalize and proceed that momentum it’s going to be actually exhausting for us to win.”
NOTABLES
Minnesota has gained all 4 video games towards Boston this season, nevertheless, this was the primary matchup that didn’t finish in a one-goal differential.
Kendall Coyne Schofield recorded the primary three-point efficiency of her profession (1G, 2A) and takes over sole possession of the PWHL scoring lead with 14 factors (6G, 8A) in 14 video games. This was the captain’s fourth multi-point sport of the season whereas tying her inaugural season purpose complete.
Taylor Heise recorded her first two-goal sport of the season and first since Recreation 1 of the PWHL Finals on Might 19, 2024, towards Boston. She scored for the primary time in 5 video games relationship again to Jan. 8 towards the Fleet when she additionally netted the game-winning purpose. She is now tied for second in league scoring with 12 factors in 13 video games, together with 4 objectives which equals her rookie complete.
Michela Cava recorded main assists on each Heise objectives. It was the Frost ahead’s second multi-point sport of the season and first time contributing two assists in a single sport since Recreation 1 of the PWHL Finals when she additionally arrange two Heise objectives. Her stat line (5G, 3A) in 14 video games equals her inaugural season totals throughout 24 video games.
Brooke McQuigge recorded her third purpose of the season and is tied for third amongst rookies within the class. The Frost fourth-round decide snapped a six-game pointless streak along with her final purpose scored towards the Fleet on Jan. 2.
Katy Knoll recorded the primary two factors of her PWHL profession. The Frost seventh-round decide notched her first level with a secondary help on McQuigge’s purpose, then scored on her seventh shot on purpose in her eleventh sport of her rookie marketing campaign.
Sophie Jaques’ two assists rely as her second multi-point sport of the season and brings her level complete to eight (1G, 7A) in 9 video games for the Frost. She leads all lively defenders with a points-per-game common of 0.89.
Hilary Knight recorded her second multi-point efficiency of the season following the Jan. 2 sport towards the Frost. The Fleet captain has recorded a degree in all 4 video games towards Minnesota this season (3G, 3A) and leads her group in scoring with 10 factors (5G, 5A) in 12 video games.
Susanna Tapani has scored her final 4 objectives within the third interval together with three towards Minnesota. Her 5 objectives in 12 video games is a brand new career-high.
Alina Müller’s help prolonged her point-streak to 3 consecutive video games with one purpose and 4 helpers recorded throughout the stretch. The Boston ahead had not recorded a degree in her first eight video games of the season previous to the present streak.
Hannah Bilka’s helper strikes her into second amongst rookies in assists with 5 and in factors with eight in 12 video games for Boston.
Mellissa Channell-Watkins has recorded an help in all 4 video games towards Boston this season.
Klara Hymlarova was dominant within the face-off circle for the Frost, centering the group’s third line and successful 9 of her career-high 11 attracts.
Knight and Heise each set season-highs for pictures on purpose with seven apiece in in the present day’s sport. Knight leads the league with 45 pictures, adopted by Coyne Schofield with 43 and Heise with 42.
Minnesota has now gained a league-high 4 video games when being outshot by their opponent.
This was Boston’s largest regular-season loss since falling to Minnesota by a 4-0 rating on Mar. 13, 2024.
THREE STARS
1. Taylor Heise (MIN) 2G
2. Michela Cava (MIN) 2A
3. Katy Knoll (MIN) 1G, 1A
