{"id":566263,"date":"2026-03-28T09:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566263\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T09:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:34:11","slug":"frankel-reaches-record-three-consecutive-shutouts-in-4-0-rout-of-toronto-pwhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566263\/","title":{"rendered":"FRANKEL REACHES RECORD THREE CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUTS IN 4-0 ROUT OF TORONTO | PWHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlights and Press Conferences available on\u202fToronto<\/a>\u202fand\u202fBoston<\/a>\u202fYouTube channels\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

TORONTO\u00a0(March 27, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Aerin Frankel became the first goaltender in PWHL history to record three consecutive shutouts in the Boston Fleet\u2019s 4-0 victory over the Toronto Sceptres Friday night, in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,638 fans at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Frankel\u2019s 18-save performance marked her record seventh shutout of the season and gives the Fleet a five-point lead on Montr\u00e9al atop the PWHL standings. The Sceptres, who entered the game with two straight shutouts of their own, remain in the fourth playoff position. Liz Schepers capitalized on an outnumbered Toronto defense at the net, backhanding a rebound at 11:38 of the first period to open the scoring. Schepers extended the Fleet lead to 2-0 at 10:54 in the second period, redirecting Haley Winn\u2019s shot from the middle of the ice. Less than four minutes later, Jessie Eldridge completed a tic-tac-toe passing sequence with Alina M\u00fcller to close out Boston\u2019s middle frame offense. Sophie Shirley buried her first goal of the season by jamming the puck home during a flurry of net-front traffic, clinching the Fleet win at 14:14 of the final period. Elaine Chuli took the loss in the Toronto crease with 19 saves.<\/p>\n

Boston heads to Minnesota for a Sunday afternoon matchup against the third-place Frost, while Toronto remains at home Sunday for a 1 p.m. puck drop against Vancouver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

QUOTES\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boston Head Coach Kris Sparre on the Fleet\u2019s dominant win in Toronto: \u201cIt was a complete game by us, for sure. I thought we played well, really from front to back, which was the plan coming into this game. We know when we play Toronto it\u2019s typically going to be a tight checking game. They play with a lot of structure and they\u2019re well coached. We knew coming in here we were going to have to have our best and we certainly played a great game tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fleet forward Liz Schepers on the Fleet\u2019s offensive success: \u201cIt\u2019s been a huge emphasis for us, certainly, since we\u2019ve come back from the break. We knew we needed to find ways to score more goals. It\u2019s really nice to see that work and focus pay off tonight and hopefully it continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sceptres defender Kali Flanagan on the net front during the game and how to help out the goaltender: \u201cIt was a talking point in the locker room after the game, that we were beat around the net front for sure. I think going into Sunday and moving forward, we need to tighten up, be a bit harder to play against in front of the net, getting sticks and bodies, and clearing pucks out for our goaltender.\u201d <\/p>\n

Toronto Head Coach Troy Ryan on the message in the locker room: \u201cBased on the type of year and where we\u2019re at in the season, we talk a bit about some of the positives from tonight. I think the big thing if you really look at the game and why we\u2019re in this situation, I think we let someone like a [Megan] Keller and [Haley] Winn really off the hook today. They\u2019re such great players \u2013 dynamic \u2013 and I don\u2019t think that we played them hard enough. If you allow players like that to have time and space, and puck process, they\u2019re going to make you look pretty bad. Although they\u2019re not in on all the goals for, they\u2019re still controlling the general flow of the game with the amount of minutes they play, and if you give them easy minutes, the game just tilts in their favour.\u201d<\/p>\n

NOTABLES\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boston won the season series 9-3 in points (3-0-0-1) and won both games at Coca-Cola Coliseum after losing five straight in Toronto. This regular-season series remains the only one among the original six teams that has not played a game in extra time (15 games).<\/p>\n

Each of the Fleet\u2019s last four games have been shutouts, with three straight shutout wins following a 2-0 shutout loss to the Sceptres on Mar. 17.<\/p>\n

Boston\u2019s 24 points as the road team is one shy of tying Montr\u00e9al (2024-25) for the most in a single season. Toronto\u2019s 13 points as the home team ranks eighth in the PWHL after leading the league in each of the first two seasons.<\/p>\n

Toronto ended its season-high six-game point streak since returning from the Olympic break. All three of their post-Olympic losses have come on home ice, including one in a shootout, one in overtime, and tonight\u2019s regulation loss.<\/p>\n

The Sceptres\u2019 have been shut out four times this season, more times than in each of their first two seasons combined. Their 18 shots on goal tonight were the fewest they\u2019ve had in a game this season.<\/p>\n

Boston continues to own the most opening goals in the league, scoring first 18 times in 23 games.<\/p>\n

Aerin Frankel has not allowed a goal in 191:01, and her seven shutouts this season are more than any other PWHL goaltender has recorded in their career. Her 16 wins in 21 games ties the PWHL single-season record set by Kristen Campbell in 22 games with Toronto in the inaugural season. The Olympic gold medalist improved her league-leading goals-against average to 1.17 and save percentage to .954.<\/p>\n

Liz Schepers netted the first multi-goal and the second multi-point performance of her career, after going a season-high eight games without a point. She set a new career-high with four goals on the season, and her five points in 22 games puts her within one of matching a career-high six points in 27 games with Minnesota in 2024-25 (2G, 4A).<\/p>\n

Sophie Shirley recorded the first multi-point performance of her career, with her tally ending a 47-game goalless streak. The former Wisconsin Badger and three-time National Champion has three points in three games since being activated from long-term injured reserve and set a new career-high for points in a season tonight with six in 15 games.<\/p>\n

Jessie Eldridge netted her first goal in her fourth game since being acquired by Boston in a trade with Seattle on Mar. 16. Her eighth goal in her 23rd game is one shy of her career-high of nine, scored in 30 games with New York last season. Including tonight\u2019s goal, five of her 14 points this season have been recorded against the Sceptres (2G, 3A).<\/p>\n

Hadley Hartmetz secured the first multi-point outing of her career with a pair of assists and ranks third in scoring among Fleet defenders with six points in 20 games. Four of those points have come in nine games since the Olympic break and all in road games.<\/p>\n

Haley Winn became the first rookie defender in PWHL history to record 14 points in a season (3G, 11A), achieving the feat in just 23 games. The previous record was set by Seattle\u2019s Cayla Barnes (2G, 11A) in 30 games last season with Montr\u00e9al, and matched by Minnesota\u2019s Kendall Cooper (1G, 12A) in 22 games this season. The Fleet rearguard extended her point streak to three games (1G, 3A) with a helper tonight, tying her season high.<\/p>\n

Alina M\u00fcller set a new career high with her 13th assist of the season, her first point since a multi-assist effort on Mar. 15. The Boston alternate captain now has 13 points (3G, 10A) all-time versus Toronto, her most against any PWHL team, including a pair of goals and assists in four games of the season series.<\/p>\n

Shay Maloney ended a five-game pointless streak, tied for her longest drought of the season, with her second assist in 23 games. The second-year forward has earned two of her five points this season against Toronto, previously scoring the Fleet\u2019s game-winner on Jan. 14 at the Tsongas Center. <\/p>\n

Mia Biotti has earned both points of her rookie campaign in consecutive games, bringing all six of the Fleet\u2019s rookie skaters to multiple points this season. The former Harvard defender tallied six goals and 32 assists in 123 games for the Crimson. <\/p>\n

Jamie Lee Rattray reached double-digit points for the third consecutive season (3G, 7A), with her first point against Toronto since the Fleet\u2019s last visit to Coca-Cola Coliseum on Nov. 29. She recorded a career-high 11 points (3G, 8A) in 24 games during the inaugural season. <\/p>\n

Elaine Chuli suffered her fourth consecutive loss after opening her season with a three-game win streak. She has allowed three or more goals in four of her seven starts this season. <\/p>\n

Raygan Kirk, who posted shutout victories in each of the last two games for the Sceptres, was scratched from tonight\u2019s lineup with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n

Emma Maltais led all skaters with 10 faceoff wins tonight and became the 11th player to take more than 300 draws this season, a first for her career.<\/p>\n

Renata Fast\u2019s game-leading three hits improved her season total to 41, good for second-most among league defenders. <\/p>\n

Kristin Della Rovere recorded 4:36 in time on ice and had one minor penalty in her Sceptres debut, playing her first PWHL game since Feb. 21, 2024 with Ottawa. She set an Italian Olympic tournament record with four points (2G, 2A) in Milan.<\/p>\n

Jill Saulnier was left off the Fleet lineup for her fourth consecutive game with a concussion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

THREE STARS \u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u202f\u202fAerin\u00a0Frankel (BOS) 18\/18 SV\u00a0
2.\u202f\u202fLiz Schepers (BOS) 2G\u00a0
3.\u202f\u202fKali Flanagan (TOR)\u00a0<\/p>\n

STANDINGS\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Boston:\u202f48\u202fPTS (12-5-2-4) \u2013\u202f1st\u202fPlace\u202f\u00a0
Toronto:\u202f31\u202fPTS (8-1-5-9) \u2013\u202f4th\u202fPlace\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

UPCOMING SCHEDULES\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toronto:\u00a0Sunday,\u00a0March 29\u00a0vs. Vancouver at\u00a01\u00a0p.m. ET\u202f\/\u00a010 a.m. PT\u00a0
Boston: Sunday,\u00a0March 29\u00a0at\u00a0Minnesota\u00a0at\u00a04\u00a0p.m. ET \/\u00a03 p.m. CT\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

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