At the end of two periods, Boston was winning by one goal and had taken 21 shots, while Toronto took only 9.
However, two penalties in the third period were expensive for Boston, as Toronto, playing at home, scored two power-play goals in the final period to win 2-1 over Boston during Professional Women’s Hockey League action on Wednesday, in front of 2,525 spectators at the Mattamy Athletic Center in Toronto.
At 11:21 of the first period, Sidney Morin scored a power-play goal, giving Boston a 1-0 lead. Jamie Lee Rattray, who has 8 assists this season, and Jessica Digirolamo provided the assists.
However, penalties to Lexie Adzija (tripping) and Sophie Shirley (hit to head) resulted in Toronto having two power plays in the third period, and the home team scored both times.
Renata Fast scored at 2:14 and Natalie Spooner scored at 7:05 to secure the game-winning goal. Spooner has now scored 13 goals this season. Erica Howe performed well as the goalkeeper for Toronto, while Emma Soderberg made 19 saves for Boston.
