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The Boston Fleet\u2019s \u2018Green Monster\u2019 Aerin Frankel turned away a season-high 35 shots and recorded her second straight shutout over the Vancouver Goldeneyes Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This week goes to the goalies.<\/p>\n
The Boston Fleets\u2019 \u2018Green Monster\u2019 herself, Aerin Frankel, reminded everyone on Tuesday night why she was such a nightmare for opposing teams during her gold-medal Olympic run.<\/p>\n
Frankel posted her second straight shutout over the Vancouver Goldeneyes, a 2-0 affair at home where the netminder turned away a season-high 35 shots.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Victoire bounced back from its overtime loss to the Charge in Winnipeg with a huge 3-0 road win over the Minnesota Frost.<\/p>\n
Desbiens put her hat in the ring with Frankel, recording her fifth shutout over one of the league leaders. The Victoire\u2019s netminder turned away 21 shots on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
With such a solid week between the pipes, the Walter Cup could come down to an Olympic netminding rematch. What a treat that would be.<\/p>\n
Two million fans and counting<\/p>\n
Wednesday night was a bad night for the \u201cno one watches women\u2019s sports\u201d crowd.<\/p>\n
With the Chicago Takeover Tour game between the Seattle Torrent and New York Sirens, the league all-time attendance record surpassed two million through 275 games played, including the playoffs, with eight games remaining in the PWHL\u2019s third season.<\/p>\n
Giddy up.<\/p>\n
The thirst for first<\/p>\n
For regular readers, you may be sick to the teeth of my pontificating over the race for first. But with eight games remaining in the regular season, it is an absolute logjam at the top.<\/p>\n
Going into Friday night\u2019s action, the Boston Fleet held top spot with 45 points. The Victoire \u2014 having leapfrogged the Frost with the Wednesday night shutout \u2014 now sit with 43 points. Minnesota is right behind them with 42.<\/p>\n
Boston and Montreal will meet twice before the conclusion of the regular season \u2014 in Boston on April 11 and in Montreal on April 17.<\/p>\n
The Fleet also meet the Frost twice \u2014 in Saint Paul on March 29 and in Boston on April 15.<\/p>\n
The Frost and Victoire\u2019s last meeting of the season was Desbiens\u2019 stellar Wednesday night shutout in Saint Paul. What does this mean? If Minnesota can\u2019t get pucks past Desbiens, time will tell if they can get pucks past the Green Monster.<\/p>\n
The Toronto Sceptres are still clinging onto the fourth and final playoff spot, but the Charge are hot on their heels. The teams will face off three times in the next eight games (April 1, April 11 and April 25) and will seemingly battle for fourth place \u2014 or better \u2014 on the ice.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s going to be a fun April.<\/p>\n
Game to watch in Week 16<\/p>\n
The aforementioned heavy-weight matchup between the Fleet and Frost on Sunday (3 p.m. CT, Sportsnet) is the game to watch this week.<\/p>\n
If the Frost can solve the Green Monster, meet me back here next week for another race-for-first dissection.<\/p>\n
If the Green Monster can pull off a Desbiens, then it will be up to the Victoire to solve Boston.<\/p>\n
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