The Fleet break the Victoire’s 6-game win streak and stay atop of the standings!
The Boston Fleet visited the Montreal Victoire on Sunday afternoon. After an insane comeback from the second period 3-0 score, the Fleet came back in the third to score three and force overtime! The Fleet took the OT win and slashed the Victoire’s perfect home record. This win kept them at the very top of the standings.
Montreal scored two goals in the first period. Marie-Philip Poulin and Kati Tabin were the ones who netted those goals. In the second period, Abby Roque, who assisted in both previous goals, had a goal of her own. Throughout the entire game, goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens had 22 saves. Boston remained scoreless throughout those two periods.
Boston came alive in the third period, they tied the game with three goals! These goals came from Loren Gabel, Megan Keller and Susanna Tapani to force overtime. Boston put the game away less than two minutes into overtime. The goal came from Ella Huber, her third of the season. Goaltender Aerin Frankel had 27 saves.
The Boston Fleet will next host the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday, March 17 at the Agganis Arena in Boston. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. and can be watched on NESN and Amazon Prime.
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