LOWELL, MA (March 18, 2025) – Susanna Tapani scored a goal and an assist in regulation and netted the winning goal in the sixth round of the shootout to lead Boston to a 3-2 victory over Montréal on Tuesday night at the Tsongas Center. The victory places the Fleet five points behind the Victoire at the top of the league standings with back-to-back wins as part of a nine-game point streak. Boston captain Hilary Knight also had a multi-point performance, opening the scoring with a power play goal at 19:08 of the first period. Amanda Boulier responded at 6:08 of the second period with her first goal of the season and first of a two-point game for Montréal. Tapani gave Boston their second lead of the game at 11:47 until Anna Wilgren capitalized on a Victoire power play at 16:44 to knot the score 2-2. The shootout featured five goals on 12 total attempts with Tapani, Knight, and Alina Müller scoring for Boston, and Erin Ambrose and Marie-Philip Poulin scoring for Montréal. Emma Söderberg recorded 26 saves on 28 shots in the game, collecting her first win of the season for the Fleet. Elaine Chuli entered the game at 13:10 of the second period and stopped all 10 shots she faced in relief of Victoire starter Ann-Renée Desbiens (17/19) who left with an injury.
