SEATTLE, WA (January 18, 2026) – The Boston Fleet came out on top over the Seattle Torrent 2-1 on Sunday night, backstopped by Aerin Frankel’s first shootout victory of the season. Goaltenders put on a clinic at both ends of the ice, with Frankel stopping a season-high 35 saves plus all five shootout attempts to earn her league leading eighth win of the season, while Corinne Schroeder was equal to the task with 20 saves and just one shootout goal surrendered for the Torrent. After a stretch of over 10 minutes without a Boston shot on goal to start the game, captain Megan Keller opened the scoring for with her league-leading fourth power play goal of the season, 12:28 into the first period with a one-timer to capitalize on a 5-on-3 opportunity. Julia Gosling tied the game for Seattle with a one-timer of her own on a slick pass from Brooke Bryant 5:47 into the second period. The Climate Pledge Arena crowd of 12,774 was treated to their first PWHL overtime experience, with Haley Winn having the best chances to secure the win for Boston with a breakaway followed by a shot off the post. Hannah Brandt was the lone shooter to reach the back of the net to secure the Fleet victory on her second attempt in the fifth round. The win is Boston’s third in as many games against Seattle this season and moves them six points ahead of New York atop the standings with 28 points, while Seattle is tied with Vancouver in seventh with 13 points.
Seattle has three more games before the Olympic break, hosting Toronto at Climate Pledge Arena on Tuesday before heading to Denver’s Ball Arena to face Vancouver on Sunday in the 10th PWHL Takeover Tour game of the season. Boston returns home for a quiet 10 day stretch before hosting New York at the Tsongas Center in their last game before the Olympic break on Jan. 28.