Boston Pride 6, New York Riveters 0
Jillian Dempsey had a goal and three assists as the league-leading Pride blew-out New York 6-0 to take Game 1 of their best-of-three semifinal series.
Brianna Decker scored two goals for Boston, while teammates Hilary Knight, Zoe Hickel and Amanda Pelkey also lit the lamp.
Brittany Ott made 17 saves to record the first shutout in Isobel Cup playoffs history.
Scoring Summary:
BOS: P1 13:57 – Decker (Dempsey) PPG
BOS: P1 17:37 – Hickel (Dempsey, Gedman) PPG
BOS: P2: 7:00 – Pelkey (Dempsey)
BOS: P2: 8:32 – Decker (Marvin)
BOS: P2: 12:59 – Knight (Decker, Marvin)
BOS: P3: 18:38 – Dempsey (Gedman, Pelkey) PPG
Shots On Goal: Boston 56-17
Connecticut Whale 3, Buffalo Beauts 0
Kelli Stack’s second period goal broke open a tightly-contested contest as the Whale moved to within one game of the Isobel Cup Finals.
“Shiann (Darkangelo) gave me a great pass and we had a two-on-one,” Stack said. “Normally I would pass it back to her, but the goalie gave me the shot there.”
Five minutes later, Sam Faber took advantage of a Lindsey Grigg delay of game penalty to give Connecticut a 2-0 lead. Kelly Babstock would add an empty-netter to solidify the win with 15 seconds left.
Jaimie Leonoff made 35 saves to earn her first NWHL shutout and the first blank slate in Connecticut Whale history. Meghan Duggan and Kelly Steadman did not play for the Beauts.
“Right now, we’re doing everything right,” Leonoff said. “It’s great to be a part of that”
Scoring Summary:
CTW: P2 9:12 – Stack (Darkangelo, Ward)
CTW: P2 14:50 – Faber (Koizumi, Doyle) PPG
CTW: P3 19:45 – Babstock (Buesser) ENG, SHG
Shots On Goal: Buffalo 35-21
