Boston Pride (10-0-0 20pts) v. Metropolitan Riveters (2-5-0 4pts)
Game Recap:
For the first time since early October for their home opener, the Metropolitan Riveters have finally returned home for a matchup against the undefeated Boston Pride. In the first period both teams would get themselves into penalty trouble as Kate Leary of the Riveters would take a high sticking penalty, and during the powerplay Kaleigh Fratkin would be called for interference. During the 4 on 4 play the Riveters would get some solid chances, but Victoria Hanson would stand tall for the Pride. Then both teams would trade penalties once again as Fratkin would get called again this time for body checking, and then Mallory Rushton would end the Riveters powerplay with a slashing minor. After the second round of penalties would expire the Pride would do some crisp passing as McKenna Brand would pass the puck to Christina Putigna who was sitting right in the slot to roof it past Sam Walther to give the Pride the 1-0 lead. However, the Riveters would respond as Kendall Cornine would snip a shot past Hanson to tie the game at one. But the Pride would not back down as they would get another powerplay opportunity, but while they did not capitalize with it, they would strike shortly after it ended as Tori Sullivan notched her fifth of the season for the 2-1 Pride lead.
In the second period the Pride would take advantage of a missed opportunity by the Riveters as they would take advantage of the Riveters defense to create an odd woman rush and Jillian Dempsey would score her seventh of the season to grow the Pride’s lead to two. Then the Pride’s lead would grow to three as McKenna Brand would score her 12th of the season, but the Riveters would respond as Madison Packer would feed Kate Leary with the puck to cut the Pride’s lead back to two. However, Dempsey would strike again as her second of the game to give the Pride the 5-2 lead. Then Alyssa Wohlfeiler would net her fourth and fifth of the season to give the Pride their first four and five goal leads of the game, but the Riveters would get on the board with Kendall Cornine’s second of the game while shorthanded. The Pride would get the last say as Mary Parker would net her ninth of the season to give the Pride the 8-3 lead going into the intermission.
In the third period the Riveters would start with a 1:57 long powerplay to start the period, and Dana DeMartino would start the third for the Riveters as well. The Pride would continue to give themselves penalty troubles, but the Riveters would nullify their sixth opportunity with a penalty of their own. The remainder of the period would be a penalty filled game that would see a total of 36 combined penalty minutes as the Boston Pride would hold on to win 8-3 to remain undefeated.
Lineups:
Boston Pride:
McKenna Brand – Jillian Dempsey – Christina Putigna
Emily Fluke – Mary Parker – Alyssa Wohlfeiler
Tori Sullivan – Lexie Laing – Carlee Toews
Kaleigh Fratkin – Mallory Souliotis
Briana Mastel – Lexi Bender
Lauren Kelly – Jenna Rheault
Whitney Renn
Victoria Hanson*
Christina England
Metropolitan Riveters:
Kate Leary – Cailey Hutchison – Madison Packer
Mallory Rushton – Kendall Cornine – Brooke Baker
Bulbul Kartanbay – Nichelle Simon – Tatiana Shatalova
Nicole Arnold – Rebecca Morse
Colleen Murphy – Kiira Dosdall
Leila Kilduff – Cassie Dunne
Sam Walther*
Dana DeMartino
First Period:
MET Penalty – 3:09 – Kate Leary 2 minutes for High Sticking
BOS Penalty – 3:30 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Interference
BOS Penalty – 6:20 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Body Checking
MET Penalty – 6:40 – Mallory Rushton 2 minutes for Slashing
BOS Goal – 9:15 – Christina Putigna (4) from McKenna Brand (8)
MET Goal – 11:25 – Kendall Cornine (6) from Mallory Rushton (5)
MET Penalty – 12:30 – Rebecca Morse 2 minutes for Interference
BOS Goal – 14:37 – Tori Sullivan (5) from Alyssa Wohlfeiler (10)
End of 1st – BOS – 2    MET – 1
Shots       11         13
PP Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/3 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/2
Second Period:
BOS Goal – :39 – Jillian Dempsey (7) from Mary Parker (6) and Christina Putigna (11)
BOS Penalty – 3:42 – Emily Fluke 2 minutes for Hooking
BOS Goal – 7:18 – McKenna Brand (12) from Jillian Dempsey (13)
MET Goal – 8:39 – Kate Leary (5) from Madison Packer (5)
BOS Goal – 9:13 – Jillian Dempsey (8) from McKenna Brand (9)
BOS Goal – 12:02 – Alyssa Wohlfeiler (4) from Mary Parker (7) and Emily Fluke (7)
MET Penalty – 12:31 – Colleen Murphy 2 minutes for Interference
BOS Goal – 14:36 – Alyssa Wohlfeiler (5) from Emily Fluke (8)
MET Penalty – 14:36 – Caily Hutchison 2 minutes for Cross Checking
MET SHG – 15:54 – Kendall Cornine (7) from unassisted
BOS Goal – 18:53 – Mary Parker (9) from Alyssa Wohlfeiler (11)
BOS Penalty – 19:57 – Lexi Bender 2 minutes for Tripping
End of 2nd – BOS – 8    MET – 3
Shots       25         22
PP Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/5 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/3
Third Period:
BOS Penalty – 1:57 – Lauren Kelly 2 minutes for Cross Checking
BOS Penalty – 5:04 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Slashing
MET Penalty – 5:38 – Brooke Baker 2 minutes for Interference
MET Penalty – 5:38 – Madison Packer 10 minute Misconduct
MET Penalty – 6:13 – Caily Hutchison 2 minutes for Body Checking
BOS Penalty – 9:00 – Alyssa Wohlfeiler 2 minutes for Interference
BOS Penalty – 9:00 – Alyssa Wohlfeiler 2 minutes for Body Checking
BOS Penalty – 12:41 – Mallory Souliotis 2 minutes for Slashing
MET Penalty – 14:44 – Nicole Arnold 2 minutes for Roughing
BOS Penalty – 14:44 – Lauren Kelly 2 minutes for Roughing
MET Penalty – 15:03 – Rebecca Morse 2 minutes for Tripping
MET Penalty – 15:33 – Kendall Cornine 2 minutes for Body Checking
BOS Penalty – 17:14 – Mallory Souliotis 2 minutes for Roughing
MET Penalty – 17:14 – Kate Leary 2 minutes for Goalie Interference
End of 3rd – BOS – 8    MET – 3
Shots       33         31
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/9 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/8
Next Up:
Metropolitan (2-6-0 4pts) @ Connecticut (0-8-1 1pt) Dec. 8th
Boston (11-0-0 22pts) @ Buffalo (6-4-0 12pts) Dec. 21st and 22nd
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