MINNESOTA AT BOSTON FEB. 16 PRE-GAME PRIMER – PWHL

Sunday, February 16, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. ET | Tsongas Heart at UMass Lowell
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Jamie Hersch (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Natalie Noury (Reporter)
MINNESOTA FROST                    
5-4-3-5 | 26 PTS | 2^ND PLACE
High Scorers: Coyne Schofield (6-10-16) & Heise (4-12-16)
Final Sport: 8-3 L at OTT on Feb. 13
BOSTON FLEET                            
4-3-2-6 | 20 PTS | 4^TH PLACE (TIED)
High Scorers: Keller (5-7-12) & Knight (5-7-12)
Final Sport: 3-1 L at TOR on Feb. 14
2024-25 SEASON SERIES: MINNESOTA LEADS 10-2 IN POINTS (BOSTON WON 8-7 IN 2024)
Dec. 4 at BOS: 2-1 MIN | Jan. 2 at MIN: 4-3 MIN (OT) | Jan. 8 at MIN: 2-1 MIN (OT) | Jan. 26 at MIN: 5-2 MIN | Feb. 16 at BOS | Could 3 at BOS
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Minnesota and Boston shall be assembly for the fifth time this season because the Frost have received every of the primary 4 conferences (two in regulation, two in extra time). The one PWHL group to beat one other 5 instances in an everyday season was Toronto towards Montréal final season.
Minnesota is coming off an 8-3 loss to Ottawa on Thursday with the 11 mixed objectives being essentially the most in a single sport in PWHL historical past. It was the Frost’s second sport this season with a minimum of 9 mixed objectives (6-3 win over Toronto) after there was only one such sport all of final season (Montréal vs Ottawa, Feb. 24 ,2024).
Taylor Heise had her eleventh and twelfth assists of the season (tied with Sarah Fillier for many within the PWHL) towards the Cost. Heise, Claire Thompson and Kendall Coyne Schofield have a mixed 33 assists this season, whereas no non-Minnesota teammate trio has 28 or extra assists.
Michela Cava has a career-high four-game level streak (2G, 4A) and is tied for third within the PWHL with seven objectives.
Kelly Pannek is tied for the PWHL lead in faceoff wins this season with 175 whereas having a faceoff win share of 59.3%. Final season, Pannek completed fourth in faceoff wins with 230 however her win share was 53.4%.
Britta Curl-Salemme used the Frost’s off day to attach along with her sister Brenna and her College of Maine teammates, shocking the Black Bears of their locker room previous to Maine’s sport towards Merrimack in Andover, MA.
In the present day’s sport is Boston’s solely residence sport in February. The Fleet have received 4 straight video games on the Tsongas Heart and carry a 3-1-0-1 file at their major venue. The one loss was towards Minnesota on Dec. 4. Boston’s .722 win share in residence video games, which features a shootout victory over Montréal in Seattle, is second within the PWHL behind the Victoire (.792).
Megan Keller is using a three-game level streak and has scored objectives in consecutive PWHL video games, tallying in highway video games towards each New York and Toronto. Previous to her present streak, six of her seven profession objectives got here at residence (lone highway objective was Jan. 17, 2024 at Toronto).
Hilary Knight has tried 54 photographs on objective this season, which is second within the league (Daryl Watts – 58) and 22 greater than another Fleet participant. Knight is the one group chief with a double-digit SOG lead over all her teammates this season.
Each group captains lead the season collection in head-to-head scoring with Knight (3G, 3A) producing in all 4 video games together with her solely two multi-point performances in 2024-25. Coyne Schofield (1G, 4A) recorded her first profession three-point sport with a objective and three helpers within the Frost’s 5-2 win over the Fleet on Jan. 26.
The Fleet will journey to New York instantly following at present’s matchup and can play their first back-to-back in group historical past tomorrow afternoon towards the Sirens at 4 p.m. ET. The Frost will bus to Montréal to wrap up their four-game highway swing towards the Victoire on Tuesday.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“It’s an extended season and we’re going to have good days and unhealthy days. The most effective groups have the power to bounce again and we’ve confirmed we will do this. We want get again to our sport and make it onerous on Boston to get seems and photographs. Each sport is aggressive with them, and we have to rise to the problem.” – Frost Head Coach Ken Klee.
“After Toronto, we’ve refocused and are able to get again to our sport. Tonight is about taking part in a full 60 minutes, capitalizing extra on scoring probabilities, and getting again on monitor in entrance of our followers.” – Fleet Head Coach Courtney Kessel.
SUNDAY’S GAME: It’s Boston’s Black Historical past Month Unity Sport, highlighting the affect and legacy of our Black athletes and communities on and off the ice. Briana Mastel, a Harvard graduate and two-year member of the PHF’s Boston Delight will carry out the ceremonial puck drop. Michelle Brooks-Thompson, a Grammy-nominated recording artist and worship chief will sing the Star-Spangled Banner and carry out “Stand Up For Love” at intermission. Neighborhood organizations in attendance embody Black Youth Sports activities Ministry – an initiative supporting Black athletes, coaches, and workers by offering culturally related non secular care, mentorship, and academic assets, and Afro-American Neighborhood Collaboration – a Boston-based group devoted to uplifting and empowering the native Black group by advocacy, training, and cultural enrichment.
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