Game 4: Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 3 p.m. ET | Canadian Tire Centre
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Kenzie Lalonde (Play-by-Play), Cheryl Pounder (Analyst), Natalie Noury (Reporter)
BOSTON FLEET (2)
Top Scorer: Alina Müller – 3 GP, 1-2-3 PTS
Goaltender: Aerin Frankel – 1.68 GAA, .917 SV%
Series Special Teams: PP 0/11 (0.0%) | 11/12 (91.7%)
OTTAWA CHARGE (4)
Top Scorer: F. Kadirova & R. Savolainen – 3 GP, 2-1-3 PTS
Goaltender: Gwyneth Philips – 1.34 GAA, .958 SV%
Series Special Teams: PP 1/12 (8.3%) | 11/11 (100.0%)
2026 PWHL WALTER CUP PLAYOFFS: OTTAWA LEADS THE BEST-OF-FIVE SEMIFINAL SERIES 2-1
Game 1 at BOS: 2-1 BOS | Game 2 at BOS: 3-1 OTT | Game 3 at OTT: 2-1 OTT | Game 4 at OTT (May 10) | Game 5 at BOS (May 12)
2025-26 REGULAR SEASON SERIES: OTTAWA WON 7-5 IN POINTS (BOSTON LEADS 24-21 IN POINTS ALL-TIME)
Dec. 27 at OTT: 3-2 OTT (SO) | Jan. 11 at BOS (HALIFAX): 2-1 OTT (SO) | Feb. 28 at OTT: 3-2 BOS (SO) | Apr. 22 at BOS: 2-1 OTT (OT)
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Boston lost consecutive games twice during the regular season but never three straight. During the team’s 2024 playoff run they went 1-1 when facing elimination, winning 1-0 in double-overtime on the road in Minnesota in Game 4 of the finals on May 26, 2024, to prolong the series. Alina Müller, who leads the team with three points in this series, scored the winning goal and Aerin Frankel posted a 33-save shutout.
In the Game 3 loss to Ottawa, Boston became the third team in PWHL playoff history to have at least 15 more shots on goal than its opponent. The two previous occurrences both came against Boston in 2024 – Game 2 of the semifinals against Montréal, +28 on May 9 (Boston won 2-1 in OT) and Game 5 of the finals against Minnesota, +27 on May 29 (Boston lost 3-0). The Fleet have outshot the Charge by a double-digit margin in all three games of the series (96-61 overall).
Jessie Eldridge led Game 3 with seven shots and was one of five different Boston skaters to attempt four or more shots on target. That tied for the most such players in a regulation playoff game in league history with Minnesota, who did so at Boston in their 2024 Walter Cup-clinching Game 5 win.
Liz Schepers scored the Fleet’s lone goal in Game 3, giving her nine points (4G, 5A) over her 21 career playoff games (0.43 points per game), compared to her 18 points (7G, 11A) in 75 regular season games (0.24 points per game). It was her 15th consecutive playoff game without a negative plus/minus, the longest such streak by a skater in PWHL playoff history.
Susanna Tapani led Boston with three goals in the 2024 playoffs and tied for the team lead with four points. She has been held without a point in eight games for the first time in her PWHL career. Haley Winn, who tied for third in scoring among defenders this season, is still looking for her first playoff point. The only other time she was held off the scoresheet in three straight games was the first three games of her PWHL career.
Jamie Lee Rattray’s homecoming is extra special with Game 4 coinciding with her first Mother’s Day, as the Kanata native and Fleet alternate captain celebrates with her wife Whitney and their 11-month-old son Cooper.
Ottawa’s 2-1 win in Game 3 moved the Charge’s all-time record in home playoff games to 4-1 with the lone loss coming in overtime in Game 2 of last year’s finals. All five of Ottawa’s home playoff games have been decided by one goal. Last season in Game 4 of the semifinals, the Charge punched their ticket to the PWHL Walter Cup Finals with a 2-1 home win over the Victoire on May 16, 2025, with goals by Rebecca Leslie and Emily Clark, and 19 saves by Gwyneth Philips, one of five times she’s allowed one or fewer goals in 11 playoff games.
The Charge have allowed two or fewer goals in nine straight playoff games and 10 of 11 postseason games overall and have limited opponents to one or fewer goals in six of their last seven games since Apr. 11. Ottawa has now won seven times this season when scoring two or fewer goals, including four against Boston. The Fleet have won 10 games when scoring two or fewer goals, including two against the Charge.
Dating back to the regular season, Ottawa has not allowed a power-play goal in any of its last five games (16 TSH). The only longer such streak in team history (regular season & playoffs) was a seven-game run in March/April 2024. Boston’s longest power-play drought of the season was Mar. 5-29 where they went 0-for-29 but still won seven of the nine games.
Ronja Savolainen scored the deciding goal for the Charge at 19:31 of the third period on Friday. That is the latest game-winning goal scored in regulation in PWHL playoff history. It was her second goal of the series and third by an Ottawa defender (also Jocelyne Larocque) with the blue line contributing points on all six of the team’s goals.
All three members of Ottawa’s “VA” line contributed in Game 3, with a goal and an assist by Fanuza Kadirova and first playoff points in 2026 by Kateřina Mrázová and Michela Cava.
Brianne Jenner is still looking for her first points of the series after the captain led the Charge with 26 in 30 regular season games. Celebrating Mother’s Day with wife Hayleigh Cudmore, daughter June and twin boys Fritz and Lowell, her first and only career multi-point game in the playoffs came last season on Mother’s Day with a goal and an assist in Montréal
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“For an elimination game, we don’t feel like our backs are against the wall. We’re confident in our game and we think if we continue the same style, we’ll have success long term. We’re taking the long route in the series.” - Fleet Head Coach Kris Sparre
“After every game, we can say a big thank you to Gwyneth Philips, but we keep finding ways to win. It just shows how strong we are together if we can manage to win games even if we’re not playing our best hockey. There a still good things that we're doing there, so I hope that on Sunday, we will play our best game of this series and see what that brings.” - Charge defender Ronja Savolainen
SUNDAY’S GAME: The 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Playoffs, presented by SharkNinja, continue today with Game 4 of the best-of-five semifinal series between Ottawa and Boston at Canadian Tire Centre, where the Charge lead the Fleet 2-1 following a playoff record crowd of 13,112 in attendance for Friday’s Game 3. Another large crowd is expected for the Mother’s Day matinee and the festivities begin in the Charge Fan Zone with player walk-ins on the red carpet of Electric Avenue starting at 12 p.m. A live DJ will raise the energy for fans before they enter the venue and radio station MOVE 100 will broadcast live on site. Tim Hortons will have a mobile truck, Milk will have a photobooth, and the Mullet Barber is back offering free cuts again today. For food and drinks, fans can go to the beer garden for $5 beers and $2 hotdogs. Face painting and the Thursty Pedaler will also be available for free in the Fan Zone. The Canadian Tire poster station will be located behind Section 106 and 107. Five-time Juno award nominee and avid Charge fan, Jamie Fine, will perform live during the first intermission. Allegra Nocita will perform the national anthems. Back in Boston, the Fleet are hosting an Official Watch Party at Drawdown Brewing. To celebrate Mother’s Day, both teams will have special guests on the bench for pregame warmup. For Boston, the group includes Mia Biotti’s mom Leslie Jeng, Jessie Eldridge’s mom Lisa, Aerin Frankel’s mom Deborah, Jamie Lee Rattray’s mom Melodie and wife Whitney, Haley Winn’s mom Janet, and assistant coach Stefanie McKeough’s mom Catherine. For Ottawa, Emma Greco’s mom Deb, Gabbie Hughes’ mom Miki and grandmother Pat Korba, Brianne Jenner’s mom Brenda and wife Hayleigh Cudmore (along with their three kids), and Rebecca Leslie’s mom Ann-Monique will all provide pregame motivation from the bench. Last season, the PWHL Playoffs had two record-breaking games on Mother’s Day, including the longest game in PWHL history (135:33) when Montréal beat Ottawa 3-2 in quadruple overtime and the highest scoring game in PWHL history when Minnesota beat Toronto 7-5. Today’s referees are Sydney Harris and Jake Kamrass, with linespersons Sarah Buckner and Anthony Lapointe. Following the game, fans can tune-in for live reaction with Jocks in Jills streaming on the league’s YouTube channel.