Natalie Spooner scored a hat trick, Kristen Campbell earned her fourth straight win in aim and Toronto returned from the Skilled Ladies’s Hockey League’s 10-day break on Wednesday night time to choose up a 5-3 win in its first journey to Boston.
Spooner has 5 targets and an help in her final two video games, scoring twice with an help in a 4-1 win over Minnesota in Toronto’s ultimate sport earlier than the break for nationwide group play. She now has 10 targets, essentially the most within the PWHL, and her 11 factors ties her with New York’s Alex Carpenter for the league lead.
Sarah Nurse obtained Toronto on the board within the first interval, beating Boston’s Emma Söderberg on the 14:13 mark.
Spooner scored on a Toronto energy play on the 11:49 mark of the second interval, making a deke on entrance of Söderberg earlier than beating her glove-side. Nurse jumped on a unfastened puck within the slot and steered a cross immediately behind her to an open Spooner, who punched the puck residence with three minutes left within the interval to hold a 3-0 lead into the third.
WATCH l Spooner’s hat trick propels Toronto previous Boston:
Ahead Natalie Spooner scores thrice in Toronto’s 5-3 victory over Boston. Spooner leads the PWHL with 10 targets.
Jamie Lee Rattray obtained Boston on the board six minutes in to the ultimate interval, poking residence a rebound from a crowd in entrance of Campbell, however Toronto answered when Kal Flanagan rocketed a screened slapshot from the purpose residence to push it again to a three-goal lead. Hannah Brandt scored a minute later to get Boston again inside two.
Campbell is 5-4 in aim for Toronto after stopping 32 of 35 pictures.
Söderberg (2-2) made 13 saves on 18 pictures for Boston.
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WATCH l Spooner on Canada profitable Rivalry Collection, PWHL Toronto’s turnaround:
Host Rob Pizzo is joined by PWHL Toronto ahead Natalie Spooner, recent off serving to Canada to victory over the US within the rivalry collection.
Minnesota tops Ottawa
Maggie Flaherty drilled a slapshot from the purpose previous Emerance Maschmeyer for the game-winning aim as host Minnesota got here from behind to beat Ottawa, 2-1 Wednesday night time to maneuver into first place within the PWHL.
After being the league’s first group to win on residence ice and the primary to win back-to-back residence video games, Minnesota had dropped its final two video games at residence and returned from the league’s 10-day break for nationwide group play in second place, two factors behind Montreal.
Taking part in its first sport of the season on U.S. ice. Ottawa took a 1-0 lead within the first interval on a aim by Amanda Boulier 5 minutes into the sport, however Minnesota goalkeeper Maddie Rooney didn’t permit a aim over the ultimate 55 minutes.
WATCH l Flaherty nets winner towards Ottawa:
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Maggie Flaherty’s aim within the third interval lifts PWHL Minnesota to a 2-1 win over Ottawa who suffers their fourth consecutive loss.
Abby Boreen evened the sport at 1-1 with an unassisted aim lower than three minutes into the second interval. Flaherty’s slapshot from the purpose got here lower than 4 minutes into the third interval for her first aim of the season.
Defender Sophie Jaques had two pictures in her debut with Minnesota after being acquired from Boston, becoming a member of former Ohio State teammates Clair DeGeorge and Liz Schepers, all members of the 2022 Nationwide Championship Buckeyes.
Rooney made 23 saves on 24 pictures to earn the win, decreasing her goals-against-average to 1.96, behind solely Montreal’s Elaine Chuli (1.31) and Boston’s Aerin Frankel (1.91) amongst PWHL netminders.
Maschmeyer made 22 saves on 24 pictures for Ottawa.
