OTTAWA, ON (February 20, 2025) – Despite giving up a two-goal lead late in the third period, the Boston Fleet emerged victorious in overtime on a goal by Susanna Tapani to secure a 3-2 win against the Ottawa Charge on Thursday night at TD Place. The win secured a third straight victory for the Fleet – a new team record – and a third straight win against the Charge this season. Eight minutes into the first period, Boston opened the scoring with a goal from Theresa Schafzahl, then Alina Müller struck shorthanded eight minutes later to put the Fleet ahead by two heading into the first intermission. Midway through the final frame, Ottawa’s Tereza Vanišová and Boston’s Jill Saulnier had a heated altercation that sparked life back into the game. Then, with just four minutes left in regulation, Vanišová fed Ronja Savolainen who put the Charge on the board with a power play tally to further ignite the Charge. Down by one goal and with an extra attacker on the ice, Vanišová found the back of the net with less than three seconds remaining to force extra time. Despite momentum swinging in the Charge’s favour and a dominant overtime period by the home team, Boston continued to battle. Tapani took advantage of a turnover and showcased her breakaway speed, skating the length of the ice to bury the winner. Aerin Frankel earned her ninth win of the season between the pipes for Boston – tying her for the league lead – stopping 21 of 23 shots faced. At the other end of the ice, Emerance Maschmeyer turned aside 27 of 30 shots faced. Boston’s two points puts them one behind Minnesota and Toronto who are tied for second in the standings. Ottawa remains in fifth place, six points back of Boston.
