The Boston Fleet remain the lone undefeated PWHL franchise to begin the 2025-26 season, and sit at the top of the standings with a 2-0-0-0 record and six points.
Each month the league recognizes the top six players with its PWHL Starting Six recognition.
The Fleet led all eight franchises with three players named to the PWHL Starting Six for November — forward Susanna Tapani, defender Megan Keller and goaltender Aerin Frankel earned the honor for Boston.
Frankel turned aside 24 Toronto shots, earning her second win of the season. She is posting a .980 save percentage and a 0.50 goals-against average this season, stopping 49 of the 50 shots she’s faced in the two contests. Frankel opened the season with a 25-save shutout and is the only goaltender in the league to start the season 2-0-0-0.
Tapani has lit the lamp in each of Boston’s wins this season, and both goals proved to be the game winners for the Fleet. She ranks second on the PWHL’s all-time list with seven game-winners.
As the new captain for the Fleet, Keller set the tone for the franchise’s new era under new head coach Kris Sparre, with a power-play goal in Boston’s home-opening win over the Montreal Victoire. Keller has logged 28:21 of ice time per game this season and is tied for second among league defenders — with one goal and one assist.
New York Sirens forward Taylor Girard, Ottawa Charge forward Brianne Jenner and Vancouver Goldeneyes defender Claire Thompson earned the remaining three PWHL Starting Six honors.
The Fleet also announced Tuesday that they will play a game at TD Garden for the first time this spring.
Boston will host Montreal on April 11 under the lights on Causeway at 7 p.m. ET, after the Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning at 12:30.
“We’re honored to welcome the PWHL’s Boston Fleet to TD Garden for their first game this April,” president of TD Garden and COO of the Boston Bruins Glen Thornborough said in a release. “TD Garden is built to give world-class athletes and fans a world-class stage, and we’re proud to bring the PWHL onto a platform that delivers the full NHL-level experience they deserve. The growth of women’s sports is inspiring, and adding more premier women’s events to our calendar is something we’re energized to champion.”
The PWHL has previously entered NHL arenas through its Takeover Tour, now in its second year, which brings games to large-capacity venues in markets outside the league’s eight teams. The Fleet will host the Goldeneyes at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Jan. 3 as part of the Takeover Tour.
Season ticket holders will have the Garden game included in their package. Single-game tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday on Ticketmaster.
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