Boston Pride (3-2-0 9pts) v. Minnesota Whitecaps (1-2-0 3pts)

Game Recap:

In Minnesota for the final game of their regular season series, the Whitecaps would host the Boston Pride, and look to even their series at two games a piece. In the first period both teams would trade powerplay opportunities, but neither team could capitalize on their shortened chances. The Whitecaps would generate some really good scoring chances, but Victoria Hanson would stand tall to keep the game scoreless. Then late in the period the Pride would strike as Chrstina Putigna would net her third of the season to give the Pride the 1-0 lead. However, Abby Cook would get called for cross checking to put the Whitecaps on an abbreviated powerplay to start the second period.

In the second period both teams would ramp up the penalties being taken as both teams would play more 4 on 4 hockey than on the powerplay. However, before the midway point of the period Haley Mack would slide the puck past Hanson to tie the game at one for the Whitecaps. After the goal we would see more penalties on both teams.

The third period would be a very quiet one for both teams, and as a result we would need overtime. In the extra frame it would be Amanda Bouiler would score against her former team to give the Pride the 2-1 victory over the Whitecaps.

First Period:

MIN Penalty – 6:26 – Taylor Turnquist 2 minutes for Hooking

BOS Penalty – 7:45 – Taylor Wenczkowski 2 minutes for Elbowing

BOS Goal – 17:55 – Christina Putigna (3) from Kayla Friesen (2)

BOS Penalty – 18:54 – Abby Cook 2 minutes for Cross Checking

Second Period:

MIN Penalty – 7:00 – Stephanie Anderson 2 minutes for Tripping

BOS Penalty – 7:23 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking

MIN Goal – 8:21 – Haley Mack (1) from Ashleigh Brykaliuk (2)

MIN Penalty – 9:00 – Haley Mack 2 minutes for High Sticking

BOS Penalty – 10:39 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Body Checking

MIN Penalty – 16:38 – Audra Morrison 2 minutes for Roughing

BOS Penalty – 16:38 – Lauren Kelly 2 minutes for High Sticking

Third Period:

BOS Penalty – 5:15 – Lauren Kelly 2 minutes for Hooking

MIN Penalty – 14:30 – Ashleigh Brykaliuk 2 minutes for Tripping

Overtime:

BOS Goal – 1:19 – Amanda Boulier (1) from McKenna Brand (3)

Minnesota Whitecaps (0-1-0 0pts) v. Boston Pride (1-0-0 3pts)

Game Recap:

Back at Warrior Arena in Boston the Pride would take on the Minnesota Whitecaps to close out their season opening series against their Isobel Cup adversaries. In the first period things would kick off with a bang as Kaleigh Fratkin would get called for interference 11 seconds into the game to give the Whitecaps the first powerplay of the game. They would not be able to capitalize on it and then Lexie Laing would be called for Tripping to give the Pride their first powerplay. After the powerplay would expire Laing would get the best scoring opportunity, but the puck would go past her as she would try to get it into a wide open net. Then the Whitecaps and Pride would trade penalties that would see seconds of powerplay time and some four on four action. The second half of the period would see both teams more feeling each other out which is a far departure from the night before where Boston was more dominant in the first period. No goals would be scored as both teams went into the first intermission.

In the second period the Pride would get themselves into penalty trouble early in the period, but it would be McKenna Brand striking while shorthanded to give the Pride the 1-0 lead. On the goal, it would be Brand’s second of the season, and Kaleigh Fratkin would have an assist on the goal giving her her 70th career NWHL/PHF point. As the period would go on both teams would continue to play a tight defensive game. Allie Thunstrom would get called for hooking late in the period, but the Pride would be unable to strike to on the powerplay so this game would see the Pride take the 1-0 lead into the second intermission.

Then in the third period it would be a very quiet period for both teams. Late in the period both teams would trade powerplay opportunities, but neither the Whitecaps or Pride could capitalize on them thus giving the Pride the 1-0 victory over the Whitecaps.

First Period:

BOS Penalty – :11 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Interference

MIN Penalty – 3:23 – Lexie Laing 2 minutes for Tripping

MIN Penalty – 9:18 – Taylor Turnquist 2 minutes for Tripping

BOS Penalty – 9:28 – Kaleigh Fratkin 2 minutes for Slashing

Second Period:

BOS Penalty – 2:18 – Christina Putigna 2 minutes for High Sticking

BOS SHG – 4:13 – McKenna Brand (2) from Jillian Dempsey (2) and Kaleigh Fratkin (1)

MIN Penalty – 14:30 – Allie Thunstrom 2 minutes for Hooking

Third Period:

MIN Penalty – 13:46 – Jonna Curtis 2 minutes for Hooking

BOS Penalty – 15:58 – McKenna Brand 2 minutes for Cross Checking

Minnesota Whitecaps (0-0-0 0pts) v. Boston Pride (0-0-0 0pts)

Game Recap:

In boston we would be treated to a rematch of the Isobel Cup Championship game as the Pride would play host to the Minnesota Whitecaps. In the first period the Whitecaps would get themselves into penalty trouble early on as Winnie Brodt-Brown would get called for interference, and it would be Taylor Wenczkowski on the powerplay to give the Pride their first goal of the PHF era. Then later in the period Jillian Dempsey would net her first of the season, and her 50th career NWHL/PHF goal to grow the Pride’s lead to two. Paige Capistran would get called for tripping in the final minutes to give the Whitecaps their first powerplay of the game.

Heading into the second period the Whitecaps would be unsuccessful on their powerplay opportunity, and the Pride would take advantage as McKenna Brand would score on a beautiful backhander to grow the Pride’s lead to three. Later on Meghara McManus would get called for hooking and then Nicole Schammel would be called for Slashing to give back to back powerplay opportunities to the Whitecaps and Pride, but neither team would be able to capitalize on them. However, Meghara McManus would score late in the period to give the Pride the 4-0 lead over the Whitecaps.

In the third period the Whitecaps would come to life as Jonna Curtis would score to get them on the board and end the Pride’s shutout bid. However, Kayla Friesen would strike to retake the four goal lead for the Pride. Ashleigh Brykaliuk would go to the box for tripping to give the Pride another powerplay, but they would not strike until after the powerplay ended as Evelina Raselli would strike to give the Pride the 6-1 lead. But the Whitecaps would not lie down as Lexie Laing would score her first as a Whitecap to cut the Pride’s lead back to four, and then on the powerplay and later shorthanded Allie Thunstrom would score a pair of goals for the Whitecaps to claw back into it, but it would not be enough as the Pride would go on to win 6-4.

First Period:

MIN Penalty – 4:15 – Winnie Brodt-Brown 2 minutes for Interference

BOS PPG – 5:01 – Taylor Wenzckowski (1) from Kayla Friesen (1) and Christina Putigna (1)

BOS Goal – 16:44 – Jillian Dempsey (1) from Sammy Davis (1) and Mallory Souliotis (1)

BOS Penalty – 18:23 – Paige Capistran 2 minutes for Tripping

Second Period:

BOS Goal – 3:26 – McKenna Brand (1) from Jillian Dempsey (1) and Sammy Davis (2)

BOS Penalty – 9:12 – Meghara McManus 2 minutes for Holding

MIN Penalty – 12:55 – Nicole Schammel 2 minutes for Slashing

BOS Goal – 19:02 – Meghara McManus (1) from Katelynn Russ (1)

Third Period:

MIN Goal – 3:47 – Jonna Curtis (1) from Taylor Turnquist (1) and Stephanie Anderson (1)

BOS Goal – 4:21 – Kayla Friesen (1) from unassisted

MIN Penalty – 7:45 – Ashleigh Brykaliuk 2 minutes for Tripping

BOS Goal – 11:29 – Evelina Raselli (1) from Tori Sullivan (1) and Paige Capistran (1)

MIN Goal – 12:03 – Lexie Laing (1) from Allie Thunstrom (1)

BOS Penalty – 14:26 – Kayla Friesen 2 minutes for Tripping

MIN PPG – 15:52 – Allie Thunstrom (1) from Meghan Lorence (1)

MIN Penalty – 17:56 – Chelsea Rosenthal 2 minutes for Hooking

MIN SHG – 18:13 – Allie Thunstrom (2) from unassisted