Solid play by Lacasse kept the game closer than it actually was.
Just before the beginning of the regular season, Blades veteran goaltender Genevieve Lacasse said that she expected to face more shots in the upcoming year. That prediction certainly came true in the team's season opener, as she took on 47 shots in the Blades' 2-0 loss to the Toronto Furies.
In fact it was Lacasse's play that kept the game close in the second and third periods, where the Furies turned up the pressure and out shot the Blades 37-14.
Things started off fairly well for the Blades.