Boston Fleet Road to the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs
- Lyanna Yeow
- Apr 28
- 5 min read
Boston Fleet
The Boston Fleet were the first to clinch a 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs position after their 4-2 regulation win against the Minnesota Frost on March 29, 2026. Their dominant presence on the ice during the regular season helped them to end the regular season with 62 points and a season record of 16-5-4-5. Out of their 16 wins, the Fleet secured seven shutouts, five overtime wins, and three shootout wins. This team's regular season started with a five-game winning streak and ended with a 4-0 shutout victory against the New York Sirens on April 25, 2026. The Fleet’s longest winning streak was their six-game winning streak which began on January 14, 2026 and ended on March 11, 2026. The Boston Fleet clinched the second seed in the standings after their impressive performances throughout the 2025-26 PWHL regular season.
PP & PK Success Rate and Points Leaders
The Boston Fleet ended the regular season with a 13.8% power play success rate and a 90.4% penalty killing success rate. The team’s points leader was #5 Megan Keller (7G, 15A) who had 22 points recorded by the end of the regular season. #77 Susanna Tapani (9G) led the team with the most goals scored and #11 Alina Müller (17A) led the team with the most assists recorded by the end of the regular season.
Skater Achievements during the 2025-26 Regular Season
Listed below are the following skaters who scored a hat-trick and/or scored a game-winning overtime/shootout goal during the 2025-26 regular season and the date that the achievements were secured:
Hat-tricks
N/A
Overtime Goals
Shootout
Goaltending
In regards to goaltending, the Boston Fleet had three active goaltenders in between the pipes during the 2025-26 regular season. This included the following players and stats:
#30 Amanda Thiele ended this season with a record of 1-0-0-0 and a 0.913 SV% in 1 game played
#31 Aerin Frankel ended this season with a record of 19-4-1-2 a 0.953 SV% in 26 games played. A set of impressive stats to highlight include the following:
8 shutouts
2-0 against Montréal Victoire on November 23, 2025
2-0 against Vancouver Goldeneyes on December 3, 2025
2-0 against New York Sirens on December 17, 2025
1-0 against New York Sirens on March 5, 2026
3-0 against Seattle Torrent on March 21, 2026
2-0 against Vancouver Goldeneyes on March 24, 2026
4-0 against Toronto Sceptres on March 27, 2026
4-0 against New York Sirens on April 25, 2026
2 overtime win
2-1 against Vancouver Goldeneyes on March 10, 2026
4-3 against Montréal Victoire on March 15, 2026
3 shootout wins
2-1 against Seattle Torrent on January 18, 2026
4-3 against New York Sirens on January 28, 2026
3-2 against Ottawa Charge on February 28, 2026
#39 Abbey Levy ended this season with a record of 1-1-1-0 and a 0.927 SV% in 3 games played
Against the rest of the PWHL:
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. Montréal Victoire (MTL)
BOS won two out of four games played against MTL during the regular season which included one shutout and one overtime win (2-2). During the four regular season games, BOS outscored MTL (8G vs. 7G) despite MTL having a slight advantage when it came to puck possession (105 SOG vs. 102 SOG). In regards to special teams, BOS struggled against MTL’s successful power play (42.9 PP% vs. 7.69 PP%) and penalty kill units (92.3 PK% vs. 57.1 PK%).
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. Toronto Sceptres (TOR)
BOS won three out of four games against TOR when they faced one another in the regular season which included one shutout win (3-1). During those four games, BOS outscored TOR (9G vs. 4G) despite TOR having the advantage when it came to maintaining puck possession (95 SOG vs. 82 SOG). In regards to special teams, both BOS and TOR ended with a 0% power play success rate and a 100% penalty kill success rate.
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. Vancouver Goldeneyes (VAN)
BOS won four out of five games played against VAN during the regular season which included two shutout victories and one overtime win (4-1). During those five games, BOS outscored (12G vs. 6G) and outshot VAN (112 SOG vs. 111 SOG). In regards to special teams, both BOS and VAN ended with a 6.66% power play success rate and a 93.3% penalty kill success rate when they played against one another.
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. Minnesota Frost (MIN)
BOS won three out of four games against MIN when they faced one another in the regular season (3-1). During those four games, BOS outscored (13G vs. 10G) and outshot MIN (130 SOG vs. 102 SOG). BOS also had the upper hand against MIN when it came to special teams as they dominated on the power play (30.0% vs. 10.0%) and penalty kill (90.0% vs. 70.0%).
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. New York Sirens (NY)
BOS won all four games played against NY during the regular season which included three shutout victories and one shootout win (4-0). Although BOS was outshot by NY (119 SOG vs. 103 SOG), BOS ended up sweeping NY after outscoring them (11G vs. 3G). In regards to special teams, BOS had advantage over NY as they found more success on the power play (30.8% vs. 7.14%) and penalty kill (92.9% vs. 69.2%)
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. Seattle Torrent (SEA)
BOS won four out of five games played against BOS which included one shootout and one shutout win. During those five games, BOS outscored (12G vs. 6G) and outshot SEA (142 SOG vs. 137 SOG). BOS also found more success with their special teams as they ended with a higher power play (18.8% vs. 0.00%) and an undefeated penalty kill success rate (100 PK% vs. 91.3 PK%).
Boston Fleet (BOS) vs. Ottawa Charge (OTT)
BOS won one out of four games played against OTT during the regular season which included one shootout win (1-3). During those four games, BOS outshot OTT (116 SOG vs. 95 SOG) despite being outscored by OTT (9G vs. 8G). Both special teams had a similar success rate with BOS having a slight advantage with their power play (7.69% vs. 7.14%) and penalty kill success rates (92.9% vs. 92.3%).
The Boston Fleet had an impressive 2025-26 regular season which secured their spot in the playoffs. This team does have some gritty competition in the playoffs as they are scheduled to take on the Ottawa Charge in the 2026 PWHL Playoffs. Despite their struggles against the Ottawa Charge during the regular season, we can expect a hard-fought battle between both teams as they are fueled by sheer determination to advance into the finals.
Stay tuned for the upcoming game preview and game recap articles of the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs!
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