PWHL Game Recap: PWHL Boston vs. PWHL Montreal Semi-Final Series Game 1 | 05/09/2024

The second period looked a lot like the first period on Boston’s end. Still not much action on the offensive side of the ice, but as the time winded down, Boston started to wake up, putting 8 shots on net this period. Montreal had a commanding shot advantage (10-25)

Montreal held that one-goal lead for about 20 minutes until Boston’s Lexie Adzija got Boston back into this game and tied it up. The goal was originally thought to be from Sophie Shirley but immediately after it was credited to Adzija. The game was tied but Boston still had a lot of ground to make up after a poor performance through the first 40 minutes of the game.

Boston was a different team in the third period, but it was not enough, and Montreal could not put the puck past Aerin Frankel. By the end of the third, the game was still tied, and Frankel was up to 42 saves out of 43 shots.

Overtime was no different than the rest of the game. Montreal continued to put shots against Frankel but she was not giving. With six minutes left to go in the first overtime, Megan Keller put a shot on Desbiens, which was saved, but Desbiens could not gain control of the loose puck, and Susanna Tapani put the loose puck into the back of the net to secure the first game win for Boston. A phenomenal game from Aerin Frankel was what kept Boston in this game. Frankel now holds the record for most saves in a game, with 53 saves.

Game two is on Saturday back at Place Bell, Boston holds the series lead 1-0. A win for Montreal will tie the series. A win for Boston would bring this series to an elimination game.