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Boston Fleet will begin third PWHL season Sunday in Lowell

Susanna Tapani scored 73 seconds in, Megan Keller added a power-play goal, and Aerin Frankel made 25 saves for Boston's shutout in front of 5,166 fans.

  • On Sunday, the Boston Fleet opened their PWHL season with a 2-0 win over the Montreal Victoire at Tsongas Center, with Susanna Tapani scoring 73 seconds in and Aerin Frankel making 25 saves for the shutout.
  • Kris Sparre made his head coaching debut as Boston integrated new players including second-overall pick Haley Winn, who logged 25:58 and led with six shots on the top defensive pairing and power-play unit.
  • Penalty calls, including a second penalty on Marie-Philip Poulin, flipped momentum to the Fleet, creating a 5-on-4 power play that Megan Keller converted 28 seconds into the advantage.
  • Boston held the 2-0 lead through late Montréal pressure, adding an insurance goal on the power play and surviving nearly three minutes with the empty net.
  • Coach Kris Sparre praised the team systems as suffocating but said there is work to do; the Fleet travel to Toronto on Saturday for their next game.
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The Fleet have a new style, and it proved to be a winning one in season-opening win over Montreal - The Boston Globe

In front of a crowd of 5,166, Aerin Frankel made 25 saves to earn the shoutout as Year 3 of the PWHL opened on Sunday in Lowell.

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Boston Fleet open 2025-26 season with shutout win over Montreal Victoire

The Boston Fleet opened their third PWHL season with a 2-0 win over the Montreal Victoire at Lowell's Tsongas Center.

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Fast start, Aerin Frankel shutout fuel Fleet season-opening win

LOWELL — It didn’t take long for the Fleet to score their first goal of the season.

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Tapani, Keller score, Frankel has shutout as Fleet top Victoire 2-0 in season opener

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Susanna Tapani scored 73 seconds into the game, Megan Keller added a power play goal early in the third period and the Boston Fleet capped opening weekend of the PWHL season with a 2-0 win over the Montreal Victoire on Sunday.

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Tapani, Keller score, Frankel has shutout as Fleet top Victoire 2-0 in season opener

Susanna Tapani scored 73 seconds into the game, Megan Keller added a power play goal early in the third period and the Boston Fleet capped opening weekend of the PWHL season with a 2-0 win over the Montreal Victoire. Aerin…

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Tapani, Keller score, Frankel has shutout as Fleet top Victoire 2-0 in season opener

LOWELL, Mass. (AP) — Susanna Tapani scored 73 seconds into the game, Megan Keller added a power play goal early in the third period and the Boston Fleet capped opening weekend of the PWHL season with a 2-0 win over…

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Boston Herald broke the news in Boston, United States on Sunday, November 23, 2025.
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