Sirens fall in shootout to PWHL-leading Fleet earlier than Olympic break

LOWELL, Mass. — Alina Muller scored the successful aim within the eighth spherical of the shootout, Aerin Frankel had 30 saves and the Boston Fleet beat the New York Sirens 4-3 on Wednesday evening on the Tsongas Heart within the remaining sport for each groups earlier than the PWHL’s Olympic break.

Abby Newhook, Liz Schepers and Jamie Lee Rattray additionally scored objectives for the Fleet.

Boston (8-2-2-2) leads the league with 30 factors this season.

Kristyna Kaltounkova scored two objectives for the Sirens and Kristin O’Neill added one other. Kaltounkova leads the PWHL with 11 objectives this season, yet one more than Minnesota’s Kendall Coyne Schofield, and is simply the third rookie in league historical past to attain double-digit objectives. Minnesota’s Grace Zumwinkle scored 11 objectives within the inaugural season and Sarah Fillier had 13 for the Sirens in 2024-25.

New York (7-0-2-7), which subsequent hosts Montreal on Feb. 26, has misplaced three in a row and 4 (three in time beyond regulation) of its final 5. Kayle Osborne stopped 32 photographs for the Sirens.

Kaltounkova drew penalties that gave New York energy performs for the ultimate 1:57 of regulation and that final 1:10 of time beyond regulation.

The Fleet went into the sport killing a league-high 96.9% of its penalties.

The Fleet, who go to Ottawa on Feb. 28, additionally beat the Sirens 2-0 on Dec. 17.

Boston performed in its second consecutive shootout, the Fleet’s third within the final 4 video games and fourth this season.