LOWELL — Alina Müller tipped in a second-period goal, Shay Maloney added an insurance tally in the third period, and the Fleet survived a late push from a physical Toronto team Wednesday night to stay undefeated at their home rinks with a 2-1 win over the Sceptres.
With the 3 points from the regulation win, Boston remains firmly atop the PWHL standings (8-0-2-2, 26 points), 7 points ahead of second-place Montreal. The Fleet are 5-0 between Tsongas Center and Boston University’s Agganis Arena.
After officials waived off a would-be power-play goal from Boston captain Megan Keller in the first period, the Fleet began the second on the player advantage, and the top unit cashed in on its opportunity three seconds after the penalty expired.
Haley Winn rifled a shot from the top of the circle, and Müller got her stick on it for a tip-in goal to give Boston a 1-0 lead. It was Müller’s second goal of the season and first since Nov. 29, also win over Toronto.
With less than three minutes remaining in the game, Shay Maloney fired a shot on Toronto goaltender Raygan Kirk, who made a pad save, and Maloney charged the net and slotted home her own rebound to give the Fleet a two-goal cushion. The goal was Maloney’s second of the season.
Toronto’s Emma Maltais broke Aerin Frankel’s shutout bid when she snuck one through the goaltender’s five-hole off a scramble out front with 1:42 remaining in the game.
It was a physical, defensive battle at Tsongas, as Toronto registered 22 shots and Boston finished with 21.
Boston held a 10-2 edge in shots early in the first frame, but Toronto fired back and finished with nine shots to Boston’s 11, helped by an 18-second span in which the Sceptres fired four shots at Frankel, with Jill Saulnier blocking one before it could reach her goaltender.
Talk about a tip-in 🔥
— Boston Fleet (@PWHL_Boston) January 15, 2026
Alina Müller nets her second of the season tonight! https://t.co/v4zg89Ltjn pic.twitter.com/ib5RsRIW0u
Müller’s goal aside, the second period was a defensive battle, as the teams registered a combined nine shots on net and Boston held the advantage, 16-13, entering the third.
The Fleet headed to their first penalty kill of the night with 3:30 remaining in the second when Rylind MacKinnon, a former Sceptre, went to the box for tripping Kiara Zannon at the blue line.
Toronto entered the night at the bottom of the league on the power play, at 2 for 24, and the Sceptres registered no shots on goal against Boston’s league-leading penalty-kill unit, which is 26 for 27.
The PK stayed perfect on the night after Sophie Shirley went to the box for tripping early in the third. A combined four penalties followed, including a five-on-three opportunity for the Fleet midway through the period that Toronto killed.
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