It was Pride Night for the Boston Pride at Warrior Ice arena and Corinne Schroeder, Boston’s breakout rookie goalie was poised to break the PHF record for total saves in a season. The Whitecaps, however, were coming in with a four game losing streak and a lot of injuries, but a lot more to prove to a team they might have to face in the playoffs. Minnesota started hard and didn’t let up, taking Boston for a wild ride all the way to a shootout before Loren Gabel could sink the winning goal.
The game started with multiple icing calls against Boston as they scrambled to clear the intense Whitecap pressure. Boston had a few chances, but Minnesota dominated early and put enough pressure on Schroeder that she couldn’t adjust when a messy bounce off the endwall ended up in the path of Natalie Snodgrass who whipped it into the goal.
Boston started to get in more of a rhythm by the end of the first. Schroeder made some great saves and speedy Allie Thunstrom had a couple of good breakaway chances, but the period ended 1-0 Whitecaps.
Finally, the ever-reliable Jillian Dempsey scored for Boston, spinning and sweeping the puck into the goal, evening up the game early in the second. Boston continued to hammer the whole second period, pounding in 20 shots on goal to Minnesota’s 6, but that didn’t stop the Whitecaps from taking their lead right back. Boston even got a power play, but Minnesota killed the penalty. Finally, Boston got some traction, with a tying goal by Christina Putigna that the Whitecaps couldn’t answer.
Boston went on to score twice at the start of the third (Mckenna Brand and Allie Thunstrom), taking their first lead in the game, only to see it slip away as Minnesota scores twice. The second of those two goals was scored by Sydney Baldwin in the last minute of regular time, forcing the game into overtime. The overtime period ended with both teams still tied and the game finally went to a shootout. Up until this point Minnisota’s goalie, Jenna Brenneman, starting after their former starter, Amanda Leveille, was placed on the long-term injury list, had stood strong, making an impressive 44 saves, but she was unable to compete with Boston’s stellar forwards. Corinne Schroeder on the other hand made not one, but two clutch saves to propel Boston to a 4-5 overtime win.
In all this chaos, somewhere in the second period, Corinne Schroeder also, in her rookie year, with 3 games left in the season, passed the PHF record for total saves in a season. This is, of course, after she already set the league record for total shutouts in a season. Here is the thing to watch for in the next few games however, if Schroeder gets 1 more shutout she will tie the CAREER PHF record set of 8 total career shutouts by Amanda Leveille, the very same injured Whitecaps goalie. Could she do it this season?
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