The Boston Fleet are 4 video games into their 2024-25 season and personal a cut up document of 2-2-0.
It’s very early within the PWHL’s second season, however there are some traits already being established throughout the Fleet’s identification, each of the encouraging and worrysome selection.
Excellent Penalty Kill
Boston has been penalized probably the most of every other membership within the league with 16 shorthanded conditions.
The Fleet has efficiently killed off 14 penalties, permitting simply two power-play targets in opposition to for an 87.5% conversion charge.
“I really feel just like the gamers are dialed in, committing to what the sport plan is for the PK and figuring out that everybody’s bought to purchase in,” Fleet coach Courtney Kessel mentioned after Boston’s win Tuesday, per league-provided video. “… I actually don’t assume they’ve been egregious penalties. I feel the refs try to determine it out. There’s just a few new ones within the league and hopefully it will get found out.”
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Solely the New York Sirens rank increased than Boston within the penalty kill, permitting one aim on 9 makes an attempt for 88.9%.
Massive, Dangerous Blue Line
Whether or not or not the Fleet supposed to determine themselves as a heavy, bodily staff, they’ve executed simply that with a bruising blue line.
Megan Keller and Emily Brown led the Fleet with 17 hits apiece by way of the primary 4 video games of the season. Jessica DiGirolamo had six hits by way of her first three video games for Boston this season; nevertheless, the Syracuse College product doubled her output with six hits within the Fleet’s win over the Ottawa Cost on Tuesday night time.
Scoring Manufacturing
The Fleet’s offense bought off to a gradual begin with Hilary Knight potting the one two targets in Boston’s first two video games. The Fleet captain mentioned she would somewhat be profitable video games than scoring targets after Boston’s loss to the Minnesota Frost in its home-opener.
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Within the final two video games, the Fleet have seen a number of different gamers step up of their manufacturing, together with “finest D on the planet” Keller, who lit the lamp twice in Boston’s first win of the season on Dec. 8 in opposition to the Sirens.
Hannah Brandt, Shay Maloney, Susana Tapani, Jamie Lee Rattray and Bard have all recorded a aim by way of the primary 4 video games. Knight leads all Boston scorers with 4 factors, adopted by Keller with three.
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The small however mighty goaltender is off to a different stupendous begin in internet for the Fleet.
Frankel has began all 4 video games for Boston, posting a .934 save proportion and a 2.02 goals-against common. Her save proportion tops the league for the 4 goaltenders — Ottawa Cost’s Emerance Maschmeyer, Sirens’ Corinne Schroeder and Toronto Sceptres Kristen Campbell, who’ve performed in 4 video games. Frankel is tied for the league lead with Maschmeyer with 121 pictures in opposition to. Frankel leads Maschmeyer in saves, 113 to 111.
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