PWHL News and Notes from Wednesday, March 12th, 2025
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Game Recaps
Montreal Victoire v. New York Sirens – 7p ET
In New York, the Sirens played host to the Montreal Victoire, and in the first period Abby Roque scored her fifth of the season to give the Sirens the 1-0 lead. In the second period Maureen Murphy scored to tie the game at one for the Victoire, but Sarah Fillier’s 9th of the season gave the Sirens their lead back. Then in the third period Kati Tabin scored to tie the game at two for the Victoire to force overtime. In the extra frame Maja Nylen Persson scored to give the Sirens the 3-2 overtime victory over Montreal.
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Minnesota Frost v. Ottawa Charge – 7p ET
In Ottawa, the Minnesota Frost continue their road trip with a matchup with the Charge, and in the first period Brianne Jenner scored to give the Charge the 1-0 lead. In the second period Alexa Vasko scored her first of the season and first with Ottawa to grow their lead to two. Then in the third period Taylor Heise and Claire Thompson scored to tie the game at 2 for the Frost, but Vasko’s second of the game would give the Charge the 3-2 victory over the Frost.
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Today the Professional Women’s Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of March 3rd through 9th.
First Star – Hilary Knight (F – BOS)
Boston’s captain collected her first career PWHL hat trick and added an assist in Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over New York at the Tsongas Center. It was Knight’s second multi-goal game in five contests after none in her first 48 PWHL outings (including playoffs); she also scored twice against the Sirens in a 4-1 Boston victory at Prudential Center Feb. 17. Though she went without a point in Saturday’s 3-2 overtime loss to Montréal at Agganis Arena, Knight helped the Fleet stretch its team-record point streak to seven games (3-2-2-0) and match their 35-point total for the 24 games of the PWHL’s inaugural season. Knight finished the week with eight shots on goal and 76 for the season – now tied for second in the league with the Victoire’s Stacey. With 11-10—21 in the 2024-25 campaign, Knight leads her team in points, is second in PWHL goals to the 14 by Montreal’s Marie-Philip Poulin and is tied for third in points with Minnesota’s Kendall Coyne Schofield (10-11—21) and Toronto’s Daryl Watts (6-15—21).
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Second Star – Laura Stacey (F – MON)
Last week’s First Star Of The Week collected a goal in Tuesday’s 2-1 shootout victory over Minnesota at Place Bell, set up Montréal’s only goal in a 4-1 loss at Toronto Thursday and added two assists Saturday in the Victoire’s 3-2 overtime triumph over Boston at Agganis Arena. Against the Fleet, the dynamic winger set up the game-opening goal by Poulin just 3:41 into the contest and assisted on Cayla Barnes’ game-winner just 21 seconds into overtime. With 1-3—4 and 16 shots on goal for last week’s three games, Stacey stretched her scoring streak to six games, over which she has accounted for 4-5—9, 29 shots and a plus-6 rating. With 8-8—16 for the season, Stacey ranks second in points on the Victoire to the 14-5—19 amassed by Poulin, while her assist total is fourth on the team to the 11 by Erin Ambrose and Jennifer Gardiner and the nine by Barnes.
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Third Star – Maddie Rooney (G – MIN)
Rooney allowed only one goal in regulation time during her two appearances last week. In a 2-1 shootout loss to Montreal at Place Bell, Rooney was beaten only by a Stacey shot 17 seconds into the middle period and a Poulin solo in the shootout. She rebounded in her next outing, Friday against Ottawa, stopping all 19 Charge shots in a 5-0 shutout before 10,782 in a Takeover Tour contest at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. That triumph helped the Frost avenge an 8-3 loss to Ottawa in the team’s previous meeting and gave Minnesota the distinction of having participated in the three PWHL games ever decided by five goals; the New York Sirens recorded a 5-0 triumph over the Frost Jan. 4. The shutout in Raleigh was Rooney’s second blank of the season and made her the first goalie to record multiple shutouts in each of the league’s first two campaigns. She has six performances of one goal-against or less this season, tied with Toronto’s Kristen Campbell and second only to the seven by Montreal’s Ann-Renée Desbiens.
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Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of March 3rd through 9th.
First Star – Nathan MacKinnon (C – COL)
MacKinnon topped the NHL with 4-5—9, posting multiple points in each of his three appearances to lift the Avalanche (38-24-2, 78 points) into third place in the Central Division on the strength of a five-game winning streak dating to Feb. 26. He collected a pair of assists in a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins March 4. MacKinnon then notched his 10th career five-point performance – and third of the season (also Nov. 5 vs. SEA: 0-5—5 and Dec. 10 at PIT: 1-4—5) – with 2-3—5 in a 7-3 triumph versus the San Jose Sharks March 6. He finished the week with two goals, including his 69th career game-winner, in a 7-4 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs March 8 to reach the 100-point milestone for the third straight campaign. The 29-year-old reigning Hart Memorial Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award winner, who is one point shy of 1,000 for his career (362-637—999 in 855 GP), paces the NHL with 27-73—100 through 64 total contests in 2024-25. He also sits among this season’s League leaders in assists (1st; 73), even-strength assists (1st; 48), even-strength points (1st; 67), power-play assists (2nd; 25), power-play points (2nd; 33) and shots on goal (2nd; 260).
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Second Star – Steven Stamkos (C – NAS)
Stamkos placed second in the NHL with 4-4—8, also producing multiple points in each of his three outings as the Predators (24-32-7, 55 points) recorded a perfect week. He tallied 1-2—3, his second three-point effort of the season (also Jan. 14 vs. VGK: 2-1—3), in a 6-3 win versus the Boston Bruins March 4. Stamkos then posted a pair of assists, including the 600th of his career, in a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken March 6. He closed the week with his 14th career hat trick, capped by his 14th career overtime goal (and 91st career game-winner), in a 3-2 triumph versus the Chicago Blackhawks March 8. The 35-year-old Stamkos – a two-time Stanley Cup (2019-20 and 2020-21) and Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (2009-10 and 2011-12) winner – has played in 63 total contests this season (21-20—41), ranking among Nashville’s top performers in game-winning goals (1st; 6), power-play goals (1st; 10), goals (2nd; 21), points (3rd; 41), power-play points (4th; 15) and assists (5th; 20).
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Third Star – Tom Wilson (RW – WAS)
Wilson compiled 3-4—7 to help the Capitals (42-14-8, 92 points) win all four of their games and reclaim first place in the overall League standings. He registered 1-1—2 in each of his first three outings: a 5-4 shootout win against the Ottawa Senators March 3, a 3-2 triumph versus the New York Rangers March 5 (featuring his fifth career overtime and 26th career game-winning goal) and a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings March 7. Wilson then added one assist in a 4-2 comeback win against the Seattle Kraken March 9. The 30-year-old Wilson sits fourth on Washington with 29-23—52 through 63 total appearances this season, already a career high for goals (five ahead of the 24 he scored in 2021-22) and tied for a career high in points (equaling 2021-22: 24-28—52 in 78 GP).
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Game Recaps
Minnesota Frost v. Toronto Sceptres – 1p ET
In Toronto, the Minnesota Frost continue their trip through Canada with a matchup with the Sceptres, and in the first period Brooke McQuigge scored her seventh of the season to give the Frost the 1-0 lead. In the second period Renata Fast recorded her fifth goal of the season to tie the game at one for the Sceptres. Then after a scoreless third period Kendall Coyne Schofield scored her tenth of the season to give the Frost the 2-1 overtime victory over the Sceptres.
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This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.
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The Washington Capitals play host to the Seattle Kraken.
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Drafted in the 4th Round of the 2010 NHL Draft, the Washington Capitals selected goaltender Philipp Grubauer, and would play a pivotal role in the Capitals making it the the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. Grubauer started the first two games of the first round against Columbus, and despite giving the Capitals two solid games, they lost both in overtime. Braden Holtby would take over between the pipes, and lead the Capitals to becoming Stanley Cup Champions.
Many view Grubauer starting the first two games of the playoffs as a way of getting Holtby back on track, and it worked. In 6 years with the Capitals, Grubauer played in 101 games and had a 43-31-11 record.
After winning the Stanley Cup, the Capitals traded Grubauer to Colorado on June 22nd, 2018. In July of 2021, Grubauer signed with the Seattle Kraken as a free agent.
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Thoughts on the Game
Before the Capitals head out to California for the week, they played host to the Seattle Kraken, and for the second game in a row, it was weak first period for the Capitals, but the second and third periods were once again, really strong periods for the them. Plus, Alex Ovechkin getting the empty netter for goal 886 was just the cherry on top.
Also, the other highlight of the night was getting to skate on the Capital One Arena ice for the STH Skate. It was so awesome being able to skate on NHL ice, let alone on the ice that I always dreamed of playing hockey on. Hopefully that can happen one day.
