Sunday, December 7, 2025 | 3 p.m. ET | Agganis Arena
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Eric Gallanty (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Natalie Noury (Reporter)
MINNESOTA FROST
2-0-0-1 | 6 PTS | 2ND PLACE (TIED)
Top Scorer: Kendall Coyne Schofield – 3 GP, 4-1-5 PTS
Last Game: 5-1 W at OTT on Dec. 2
BOSTON FLEET
3-0-0-0 | 9 PTS | 1ST PLACE
Top Scorer: Susanna Tapani – 3 GP, 2-1-3 PTS
Last Game: 2-0 W vs. VAN on Dec. 3
2024-25 SEASON SERIES: MINNESOTA WON 13-5 IN POINTS (BOSTON WON 8-7 IN 2024)
Dec. 4 at BOS: 2-1 MIN | Jan. 2 at MIN: 4-3 MIN (OT) | Jan. 8 at MIN: 2-1 MIN (OT) | Jan. 26 at MIN: 5-2 MIN | Feb. 16 at BOS: 4-2 BOS | May 3 at BOS: 8-1 MIN
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Minnesota and Boston will be meeting for the first time since the Frost’s 8-1 win over the Fleet on May 3, a result that clinched a playoff berth for the Walter Cup champions and kept Boston out of the postseason. That matchup remains the only game in Fleet history decided by five or more goals.
The Frost are coming off back-to-back road wins, 3-0 in Seattle on Nov. 28 and 5-1 at Ottawa on Dec. 2, after closing the 2024-25 regular season with two straight road wins. Minnesota is looking to tie their regular season record for consecutive road wins by opening 3-0 on the road for the second straight year.
The four-way tie atop the league lead in points includes three Minnesota players – Kendall Coyne Schofield, Kelly Pannek and Britta Curl-Salemme. They’re the only three players to open the season with three-game point streaks and also three of the only four players in the league to have a plus-minus better than +3. The trio are among Minnesota’s six players competing for Team USA in next week’s Rivalry Series, making the Frost the most represented PWHL team on the U.S. roster.
Coyne Schofield, who scored her first career hat trick on Tuesday night in Ottawa, recorded her only other three-point performance against Boston last season on Jan. 26 with a goal and two assists. She played at Agganis Arena in her first season with Northeastern back on Jan. 28, 2012, scoring a shorthanded goal in a 3-2 loss to Boston University.
Six Northeastern graduates from these two teams attended the Huskies’ final game at historic Matthews Arena on Saturday afternoon against Boston College. The group included Minnesota’s Coyne Schofield (2016), Denisa Křīžovā (2018), Katy Knoll (2024), and rookie Peyton Anderson (2024), along with the Fleet’s Aerin Frankel (2022) and Alina Müller (2023).
Sidney Morin returns to Boston for the first time since signing with her hometown Frost in the offseason. The Minnetonka, MN, defender played in all 54 of the team’s games in the first two PWHL seasons, recording 12 points (4G, 8A).
Nicole Hensley has started, and won, two straight games for the Frost with 65 saves on 66 shots for a 0.50 GAA and a .985 SV% that trails only Frankel.
Boston is off to a 3-0 start, the best in team history, which has tied the 2024 Minnesota squad for most consecutive wins to open a PWHL season. The Fleet now go after their fourth win in their fourth game of the season after not reaching that win total until their 10th game last season.
The Fleet and Frost are tied for the league lead in goal differential at +6 – 7-1 for Boston and 9-3 for Minnesota. The Frost were No. 2 in that category last season at +9 while the Fleet were fourth at -1.
Frankel has stopped 70 of 71 shots so far this season for a .986 SV% and two shutouts for a 0.33 GAA. Following Wednesday’s win over Vancouver, Head Coach Kris Sparre referred to her as “a Christmas present that came early.”
Abby Newhook has scored a goal in each of the last two games, tying Susanna Tapani for the most on the Fleet. Of the PWHL’s six rookies to find the back of the net so far this season, Newhook is the only rookie to have multiple goals.
Liz Schepers faces her former Frost teammates for the first time since signing with the Fleet in the offseason. The forward from Mound, MN, notoriously scored the winning goals in both decisive games of the 2024 and 2025 PWHL Walter Cup Finals, first against Boston, and second against Ottawa in overtime.
Ella Huber, Boston’s second-round pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft, played four seasons for the University of Minnesota. During her sophomore year in 2022-23, she was sixth on the Gophers with 29 points, behind Frost forwards Taylor Heise (65 points) and Grace Zumwinkle (61 points) who finished 1-2 in team scoring.
Tapani was at TD Garden on Thursday to watch the NHL’s Boston Bruins take on the St. Louis Blues where she surprised a fan with a Fleet prize pack after an in-game activation and joined NESN's broadcast booth to talk about the PWHL season. She was joined at the game by her brother, Janne, who is visiting from Finland, and made the night extra special by proposing to his girlfriend, Venla, in downtown Boston prior to the game. She said yes!
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“We’ve had back-to-back good outings on the road, and we need to continue to play our game. Boston is off to a great start, and we know we need a big effort out of our entire squad.”- Frost Head Coach Ken Klee
“It’s exciting hosting Minnesota. It’ll be a great early test for our team. Obviously, they’re back-to-back champs so it’ll be a good chance to see where we stand.” – Fleet forward Liz Schepers
SUNDAY’S GAME: The Fleet are hosting College Day for their second of four home games at Boston University’s Agganis Arena, welcoming the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost for the first time this season. A ceremonial puck drop will be performed by former BU Terrier Mike “Rizzo” Eruzione, who captained Team USA to a gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games in the legendary “Mircale on Ice” performance against the Soviet Union, in which he scored the game-winning goal. Fans will find activations throughout the concourse, including representatives from the NWSL’s Boston Legacy, set to begin play in 2026, and a sign-making station sponsored by Midea. It’s the last PWHL game before the league schedule pauses for the International Break where players will join their National Team programs in preparation for the 2026 Olympics.