Fleet Take Down Goldeneyes In Overtime
· Yahoo Sports
The Boston Fleet extended their hold on first place with a 2–1 overtime win over the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Wednesday night, a result that underscored the gap between the clubs, who entered the game separated by 16 points in the standings.
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Vancouver made an unexpected change in goal, with starter Emerance Maschmeyer inactive and Kristen Campbell drawing the start.
The game opened cautiously, with Boston holding a slight 6–5 edge in shots through a low-event first period. Vancouver’s lone power play — notable given it entered the night with the league’s worst power play — failed to generate a breakthrough. (They ended the night 0 for three on the player advantage).
Play opened up in the second period, however, with both teams creating Grade-A chances. Boston’s Aerin Frankel and Vancouver’s Kristen Campbell traded standout saves to keep the game scoreless heading into the third.
Boston finally broke through at 3:19 of the third period when Haley Winn found space alone at the top of the circle and fired a shot over Campbell’s left pad for her second goal of the season.
The goal continued a trend for both teams: it was the 14th time Boston scored the first goal of a game this season, the most in the PWHL, while Vancouver conceded the opening goal for the 14th time, also a league high.
Vancouver pushed late and tied the game with 3:26 remaining in regulation. Hannah Miller finished a nice feed from Sarah Nurse, snapping a wrist shot high over Frankel’s blocker to force overtime.
The extra frame ended quickly. Just 41 seconds in, Shay Maloney knocked down a pass from Izzy Daniel to Ashton Bell at the blue line in Boston’s defensive zone, broke in alone and beat Campbell with a shot over the glove before Nurse could catch up, sealing the 2–1 win for the Fleet.