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Megan Keller scored two goals within the third period, Susanna Tapani added a goal and an assist and the Boston Fleet defeated the New York Sirens 4-2 on Sunday night.
Keller picked up a loose puck and fired a wrist shot into the online to make it 3-2 and provides Boston (1-0-0-2) the lead for good with 1:07 left within the third period. The 28-year-old shot a long-range shot and crowned the rating at 2:01 minutes.
Aerin Frankel made 25 saves for Boston.
Tapani scored 7:31 into the sport, Paetyn Levis responded along with her first profession goal with 5:59 left in the primary period and Sydney Bard's power play goal with 43 seconds left gave Boston a 2-1 lead heading into the second period.
Abby Roque scored 4:50 minutes into the second period to make it 2-0 for New York.
Takeaways
Sirens: New York needs to seek out some edge behind 2024 No. 1 draft pick Alex Carpenter and Sarah Fillier, each of whom have been held at bay.
Fleet: Boston, which lost to Minnesota within the PWHL finals, was opportunistic on offense to ignite a formerly sputtering unit.
Key moment
After a scrum within the corner early within the third period, the puck shot out of a bunch of players and slid to a wide-open cellar that calmly scored the go-ahead shot for the Fleet.
Key statistics
Carpenter and Fillier, who combined for five goals and 4 assists in consecutive wins to open the season for the Sirens, were held scoreless with one assist each.
Next
Boston hosts the Ottawa Charge on December 18th. New York plays its home opener on December 18th against the Toronto Sceptres.
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