Overview
- Boston, which closed its regular season Saturday, beat New York 4-0 on a four-goal third period after two scoreless frames.
- Aerin Frankel stopped 30 shots for her league-best eighth shutout and extended her scoreless run against New York to 130:54.
- Jessie Eldridge tipped in the opener 2:53 into the third to extend her point streak, with Ella Huber, Haley Winn and Jill Saulnier capping the surge.
- Boston can still finish first if Montreal loses to Seattle, and the top seed will have 24 hours after that game to choose its semifinal opponent from the third- and fourth-place teams.
- Home ice is secured for the opening round, with Game 1 set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Tsongas Center in Lowell.