Spooner leads PWHL Toronto past Boston 3-1, extending win streak to eight games
Toronto goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) makes a save on Boston's Hilary Knight (21) as Toronto Allie Munroe (12) joins in during first period PWHL action in Toronto on Wednesday March 6, 2024. (The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn)
Natalie Spooner had a goal and an assist as Toronto won its eighth straight game, defeating Boston 3-1 in Professional Women's Hockey League action on Wednesday.
Allie Munroe and Maggie Connors added the others for Toronto (10-5-0), which has also won nine of its last 10 games.
Kristen Campbell made 22 saves in front a sold-out crowd of 2,479 at Mattamy Athletic Centre.
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Jess Healey scored for Boston (6-6-2), which dropped its second in a row.
Aerin Frankel stopped 15 shots in two periods of action. Emma Soderberg turned away all 11 shots she faced in relief in the third period.
It was Toronto's second straight victory over Boston, following up a 5-3 win on Feb. 14. Toronto now holds a 2-1 edge in the season series with Boston winning the first 3-2 on Jan. 17.
Munroe opened the scoring 3:25 into the contest with her first of the season. Sarah Nurse drove down the right side of the ice on a takeaway, cut across into the slot and sent a shot on net.
Munroe came rushing in and buried home the rebound after a couple whacks at the puck.
Spooner doubled the lead with 2:23 remaining in the first period. She took the puck from Jamie Lee Rattray just outside of Boston's blue line and went in on a breakaway.
Spooner then got Frankel to bite on a deke and went backhand to push her PHWL-leading goal total to 12 on the season.
Renata Fast almost made it a three-goal game for Toronto just under eight minutes into the second period. Nurse found her in the slot and fired at Frankel but was stopped.
Connors then scored with 3:26 remaining in the second. Thirty seconds after killing a Boston power play, she sent in a wrist shot from just inside the point that beat Frankel glove side for her third of the campaign.
Healey finally got Boston on the board with 5:35 left in the contest. She picked the puck up from the left faceoff circle and whipped in a rocket of a shot that went off the post and in for her first of the year.
Things got heated in the final three minutes.
Spooner was driving in against Healey to score into an empty net but was taken down. Lee Rattray then checked Spooner into the net and a scuffle ensued by the end boards.
Munroe went to the penalty box for roughing. Meanwhile, Healey, for hooking, and Lee Rattray, for roughing, both went to the box for Boston.
Nurse was later taken down in Boston's zone by Megan Keller, with the Boston defender getting penalized for interference. Nurse took exception to Keller's unnecessary antics while she was down and waved goodbye to Keller as she was sent to the penalty box.
UP NEXT
Toronto is set to host Montreal on Friday.
Boston heads home to welcome New York on Sunday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2024.
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