Boston seem energized to be back in front of their home fans and the crowd was enjoying it, The Fleet came out firing and they were rewarded when Alina Mueller got her first goal of the season. You could see the palpable relief from her along with he joy as she has had a very frustrating season. Mueller would remain a feature at the end of the period she was able to set up Emily Brown for her first goal of the season to give Boston a rare multigoal lead.
The middle frame was devoid of scoring but had plenty oof penalties.