Connecticut Blows Five Goal Lead, Wins Anyway; New York Wins Second Straight vs. Boston
November 22, 2015 - Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) News Release
New York Riveters 3, Boston Pride 2
In front of more than 1,500 fans at Harvard's Bright-Landry Center, the Riveters won their second straight 3-2 decision against the Pride. New York opened the scoring with two unanswered goals in the first 2:13 of play with a pair of Wisconsin Badgers (Brooke Ammerman, Madison Packer) lighting the lamp. Hilary Knight cut the score to 2-1 on a power play goal 9:54 into the first period, but Meghan Fardelmann responded just 27 seconds later, giving New York a 3-1 edge.
Riveters goaltender Nana Fujimoto was spectacular again, stopping 41 of 43 shots for the win.
Connecticut Whale 7, Buffalo Beauts 6 (SO)
The Whale scored four goals in the first 14 minutes and had a 6-1 lead early in the second period thanks to goals by Kelli Stack, Sam Faber, Kaleigh Fratkin, Jessica Koizumi, Shiann Darkangelo and Kelly Babstock.
That didn't last. The Beauts tied the game with five unanswered goals in the second period, including a pair from both Kourtney Kunichika and Kelley Steadman, Meghan Duggan and Hayley Williams also scored for Buffalo.
Babstock would score the deciding goal in the shootout for Connecticut, who stand atop the NWHL at 5-0-0.
Megan Bozek became the first NWHL player ejected from competition after a high-sticking major in the first period.
Upcoming Games:
November 29
3:00 - Connecticut Whale at Boston Pride (Bright-Landry Center)
7:30 - Buffalo Beauts at New York Riveters (Aviator Sports & Events Center)
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