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Ottawa Outlasts Boston in Eight-Round Shootout as Philips Tops Frankel

The result came in a goaltending duel between former Northeastern teammates who are set to share Team USA’s net.

Overview

  • Ottawa beat Boston 3-2 in a shootout, with Gwyneth Philips making 34 saves in regulation and overtime and stopping 6 of 8 in the tiebreaker.
  • The shootout went eight rounds, which coverage described as the longest in PWHL history.
  • Boston’s Aerin Frankel stopped 30 shots and 5 of 8 in the shootout and is now 4-2 in career shootouts, with both losses coming against Ottawa.
  • The Fleet remain atop the standings at 6-0-1-1 (19 points) and sustained a perfect penalty kill at 15-for-15.
  • Rookie Haley Winn scored her first PWHL goal as a sellout crowd of 8,497 welcomed Ottawa back for its first home game in 25 days.