Overview
- After a scoreless 3-on-3 overtime, Hannah Brandt sealed the result in the fifth round of the shootout for a 3-2 Boston victory in Ottawa.
- Abby Newhook and Alina Müller scored in regulation for Boston, while Rebecca Leslie netted both Ottawa goals.
- Goaltenders Aerin Frankel and Gwyneth Phillips made 23 and 21 saves, respectively, in a tight defensive game.
- Müller tied it at 2 late in the third on a power play when her shot deflected off Kathryn Reilly’s skate at 13:26.
- The Fleet moved to 32 points and sole possession of first with a game in hand over Montreal; next up is New York on Thursday, while Ottawa hosts Seattle on Wednesday.