Hockey

Toronto Six head into PHF playoffs on high note with win over Boston Pride

The Toronto Six didn't take long to fix their scoring issues after dropping a 3-2 decision to the Boston Pride on Saturday. Less than 24 hours later, the Six scored five times to defeat the league-leading Pride 5-4 in Premier Hockey Federation action at Canlan Sport-York.

Toronto to face Connecticut at home on Friday in Game 1 of semifinal series

A Toronto female hockey player battles for positioning in front of the net with a Boston defender and goaltender.
Six forward Emma Woods (67), shown above in a file photo from 2021, was part of a 5-4 Toronto win over the Boston Pride on Sunday in Toronto. (Mary Schwalm/AP via The Canadian Press)

The Toronto Six didn't take long to fix their scoring issues after dropping a 3-2 decision to the Boston Pride on Saturday.

Less than 24 hours later, the Six scored five times to defeat the league-leading Pride 5-4 in Premier Hockey Federation action at Canlan Sport-York.

Shiann Darkangelo, Daryl Watts, Brittany Howard, Michela Cava and Breanne Wilson-Bennett scored for the Six (17-5-2), who were outshot 40-30 in the women's professional hockey contest.

Kayla Friesen, Olivia Zafuto, Sammy Davis and Kali Flanagan scored for the Pride (19-4-1).

The Six led 4-1 after the first period and 5-3 heading into the third.

WATCH | Toronto pours it on in 1st period:

Six score 4 times in opening period to defeat Pride

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Duration 0:39
Toronto Six score four goals in the first period and went on to defeat Boston Pride 5-4. The Six will face the Connecticut Whale in the Isobel Cup semifinals with Game 1 on Friday.

Making her fifth start of the regular season, Carly Jackson made 36 saves between the pipes in the winning effort.

"The first period I really liked," said Toronto coach Geraldine Heaney. "The second and third, we got away from our game plan a little bit and it was wide-open hockey.

"It was very entertaining for the fans, but as a coach, you don't like to see so many four-on-ones and four-on-twos, as many as we did today, so we need to clean that up for next weekend. It was nice for the girls to get the big win at the end of the season, especially after losing [Saturday]."

The Six now head into the PHF Isobel Cup semifinals, which they will host on home ice next weekend at Toronto's Mattamy Athletic Centre.

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