Boston comes back against Ottawa to win the opening game of the 2026 Walter Cup Playoffs. Alina Müller and Jesse Eldridge combine yet again, each registering two points, while Jamie Lee Rattray gets the game-winner late in the second.

Boston comes back against Ottawa to win the opening game of the 2026 Walter Cup Playoffs. Alina Müller and Jesse Eldridge combine yet again, each registering two points, while Jamie Lee Rattray gets the game-winner late in the second.
Boston had their chances, but Charge netminder Gwyneth Philips was strong between the pipes as the Fleet fell to the Charge. Megan Keller recorded the lone tally for Boston.
Ottawa pushes Boston to the brink with a 2–1 victory in Game 3. A shot off the back wall ricocheted toward the crease and off Aerin Frankel to give the Charge the lead with under 30 seconds to go in the game. The Fleet will look to bounce back on Sunday.
Three goals in just 1:33 during the second period were not enough for the Fleet, as they were eliminated from the playoffs after falling to the Charge in Game 4 of the series.

Led by some of Team USA’s brightest stars, the Boston Fleet clinched their playoff berth on March 29 and now have their sights set on their first-ever Walter Cup.
Frankel has reached a new level in this, her third season, notching seven shutouts for the Fleet thus far and serving as the top netminder for the USA at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026, where she compiled a 5-0 record while winning gold.
This gifted defender scored the biggest goal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, winning the U.S. the gold medal in a 2-1 thriller over rival Canada, and she's been just as impactful with the Fleet, notching a career-high 18 points already this season.
Acquired from the Torrent in a trade shortly before the late-March deadline, this veteran forward made an instant impact on the Fleet's attack and ended the regular season on a nine-points-in-six-games streak.
A four-time Olympian with Switzerland at the age of just 28, Müller is a key cog in the Fleet attack, having already tallied three goals and a PWHL single-season-record 17 assists so far this season while serving as Boston's alternate captain.
The Fleet and Charge faced off four times in the regular season and every game went to OT or a shootout. With Team USA goalies Aerin Frankel (Boston) and Gwyneth Philips (Ottawa) in net, goals are always at a premium in this rivalry.
December 27, TD Place (Ottawa)
January 11, Scotiabank Centre (Halifax)
February 28, TD Place (Ottawa)
April 22, Tsongas Center (Lowell)
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