Both teams were feeling the lag from their star players completing their national team duties early. Each team was missing a former BC star, New York had Alex Carpenter out and Boston was missing Hannah Bilka. Jillian Dempsey the personification of Boston women’s hockey got the nod to filial sin for Bilka, while she was held scoreless she created a few dangerous opportunities in a first period that saw both goalies stand tall against pressure. New York had the higher volume of high danger chances but AerinFrankel was resolute. It wasn't until the death of the first that Boston’s Hilary Knight ripped a shot through traffic off of a face-off, which Susanna Tapani deflected in to give the Fleet the lead and eventually the win.
Women’s Recap: Fleet silence the Sirens, Frankel locks down New York 4-0.
