Hilary Knight scores twice as Fleet deal with Sirens as soon as once more
PWHL
“That was a very arduous sport. Tremendous pleased with the staff effort.”
A busy schedule has suited the Boston Fleet properly as they picked up their second win in as many days with a 4-1 victory over the New York Sirens in Newark, N.J.
Hilary Knight scored twice to present her eight on the season, the primary coming shortly after the penalty-killing unit fended off a five-on-three for a full two minutes, and Aerin Frankel made 35 saves.
The Fleet (6-3-2-6, 26 factors) have received three of 4 within the final six days and received all 4 conferences thus far with the Sirens.
Hannah Brandt and Emily Brown gave New York a two-player benefit at 9:49 of the second by every taking a penalty on the identical shift.
Frankel, who recorded a shutout towards the Sirens final week, made 5 saves in the course of the five-on-three. She has 9 video games with 25 or extra saves this season, tying New York’s Corinne Schroeder for the league lead.
Knight put the Fleet in entrance, 2-1, lower than three minutes after Boston killed off the penalties. Alina Müller received the puck alongside the wall within the defensive zone, despatched a cross-ice go off the boards to Knight who broke in alone as a Sirens defender fell down and beat Sirens netminder Kayle Osborne with a forehand simply contained in the far publish with 5:33 left.
Müller, who opened the scoring within the first interval with a power-play objective, has 11 factors in her final eight video games.
“We had a tricky schedule the previous few days, quite a lot of touring and needed to be actual professionals taking good care of our our bodies,” Müller mentioned on the TV broadcast. “That was a very arduous sport. Tremendous pleased with the staff effort.”
Ella Shelton misplaced management of the puck in her defensive zone which led to Jamie Lee Rattray giving the Fleet a two-goal cushion. The unfastened puck went straight to Boston’s Daniela Pejsova, who missed the web however Rattray despatched a go from behind the objective line out in entrance, solely to have it deflect off Osborne’s skate and in for her third objective of the yr.
Knight added an empty-net objective with 2:15 left, her team-high eighth of the season, which has her tied for second within the PWHL. Her 16 factors are tied for fourth within the league.
Jessie Eldridge scored the lone New York objective on the ability play 3:34 into the second interval.
The Fleet proceed their four-game street journey Thursday in Ottawa. Boston will see New York as soon as once more Sunday in Buffalo, N.Y., as a part of the Takeover Tour.
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