The Boston Fleet completed their first regular season sweep, against the New York Sirens. Relive the moment with a game recap from Women of the Northeast!
First Period
Elizabeth Giguère gave New York the early lead in the first period, this was the second straight time that New York had scored first against Boston.
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Alina Muller stayed hot and got her sixth goal of the season to tie the game up with a one timer shot off a feed from Hilary Knight.
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Second Period
Hilary Knight had herself a period with two goals to put Boston up 3-1 and putting herself just one goal away from her first ever PWHL Hat trick.
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Sarah Fillier kept New York in this game for some time and scored her eighth goal of the season to cut Boston’s lead to one.
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Third Period
Susanna Tapani did what she is known for in Boston, scoring clutch goals. She gave Boston the 4-2 lead in the third period, this was her ninth goal of the season.
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It took a full 19 minutes but it finally happened. Captain America, a.k.a Hilary Knight, recorded her first ever PWHL hat trick with an empty net goal in the final minute of play to complete the regular season sweep against New York with a final score of 5-2.
Final Notes
Hilary Knight lifted Boston to a win with a hat-trick and four-point performance. With the victory, the Fleet sweep the six-game regular-season series over the Sirens, extend their point streak to six games, and overtake Toronto for second place in the PWHL standings with 34 points.
Fleet captain Hilary Knight: “That was wild. I’m really fortunate to be able to get a hat-trick. It’s my first in the league, so it is really exciting. Just echoing before, every single team is really good, and to be able to close out the door and get three points tonight is big for us.”
Next game for Boston: Saturday, March 8 vs. Montréal at 2 p.m. ET (Agganis Arena)