Boston Fleet Clinches Playoff Spot, PWHL Heats Up

0:00It's April 2nd. This is NHL News Today, AI-powered stories from inside your team. Boston Fleet just locked up the first playoff spot in the professional women's hockey league's third season, beating Minnesota Frost 4-2-1 Sunday for their 13th win. That's the quickest clinch since the league launched. Putting them ahead with a strong record of 13 wins, 5 losses, 2 overtime losses, and 4 other losses. Montreal Victorias sits second, with 46 points from 12 wins, 4 losses, 2 overtime losses, and 5 other losses, just 5 points back. They could snag their spot with a regulation win over Vancouver Golden Eyes on Wednesday, or even an overtime win if New York sirens dropped their game to. The Frost. Meanwhile, the trade deadline on March 30th saw just one deal, with Frost sending forward Denise Akiteva to the sirens for Defender, Jincey Roess. Fleet goalie Aaron Frankel is straight fire right now, notching her third straight shut

1:00out in 7th of the season and a 4-0 win over. Toronto's Sceptors on Friday, she's gone 191 minutes and 1 second without a goal against, smashing the league record, and leads with 16 wins at one point. 1-7 goals against average, and 0.954 save percentage. She earned player of the week honors too. Captain's Hilary Knight of Seattle Torrent and Kendall Coins' Skullfield of Minnesota Frost are back from injuries picked up at the 2026. Winter Olympics for Team USA. Coins' Skullfield jumped in with two assists in the lost to Boston, while Knight fired four shots over 21 minutes and 40 seconds against. Out of a charge, all eyes turned to Saturday's showdown between New York sirens and Seattle Torrent and Madison Square Garden. The first PWHL game there and already sold. Out to 18,000 fans, potentially shattering the US attendance mark for women's hockey. The league's heating up fast as playoffs near.