The Furies came into this semi-final series saying that the regular season was over and playoffs marked a new beginning. Certainly they had history on their side: their 2014 Clarkson Cup win followed another fourth-place regular season finish. Unfortunately the 2015-16 Canadiennes are a much more dominant team than the Montreal Stars of 2013-14 and it showed.
Semi-Final Game 1, 5-1 Canadiennes
Things looked bright early on as the Furies controlled play off the opening faceoff leading to a scoring chance for Natalie Spooner 10 seconds into the game. Unfortunately it was one of only 5 shots on goal in the period for Toronto.