Whale Remain Undefeated, NY Riveters Win First Game
November 16, 2015 - Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) News Release
New York, NY - After a brief hiatus for the Four Nations Cup, the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) returned to action with a pair of thrilling 3-2 games in Brooklyn and Buffalo.
Connecticut Whale 3, Buffalo Beauts 2
They call it puck luck! Danielle Ward and the Connecticut Whale top the NWHL standings following her game-winning goal with 55 seconds left that hit the skate of a Buffalo defender. After a scoreless first, Kelly Babstock's short-handed tally and a snipe from Kelli Stack put Connecticut up 2-0. That lead wouldn't last as Buffalo scored two goals (Devon Skeats and Kourtney Kunichika) within the first five minutes of the third.
Full recap: http://nwhl.co/weekend-recap-riveters-top-pride-whale-wins-in-last-minute/
New York Riveters 3, Boston Pride 2
It might have taken four tries, but the Riveters finally captured their first win in franchise history thanks to Nana Fujimoto's 42 save effort.
"She was unreal," Riveters' assistant captain Morgan Fritz-Ward said after the win. "Even at practice she was unreal. Just to see her shine in the game was awesome. She kept us in it for sure."
Bray Ketchum's game-winning goal came during a five-on-three during the third period. Hilary Knight and Kacey Bellamy scored in the defeat for Boston.
Full recap: http://nwhl.co/weekend-recap-riveters-top-pride-whale-wins-in-last-minute/
Updated NWHL Standings
Team:
Connecticut, 4-0 - 8 points
Boston, 3-1 - 6 points
New York, 1-3, 2 points
Buffalo, 0-4, 0 points
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