The Boston Pride could not have wished for a better ending to their season.
Four straight playoff wins, each exciting and exemplary of their skill, carried them to the moment when NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan and director Erika Lawler presented Brianna Decker and Hilary Knight with the Isobel Cup.
This was not even the Pride's most complete victory. Their usually roaring power play unit was shutdown by Buffalo's defense, wasting all five of their man advantages. They let Buffalo get a little too confident in the second period as they pushed back and put pressure on Brittany Ott before finally overpowering them in the third period.