Britta Curl-Salemme lifts Frost to OT win over Fleet
Minnesota (3-2-1-1) hands Boston (2-0-1-4) their 3rd straight loss
Britta Curl-Salemme scored a goal with 13 seconds remaining in overtime to help the Minnesota Frost beat the Boston Fleet 4-3 on Thursday night in St. Paul, Minn.
After a Boston turnover, Kendall Coyne Schofield passed the puck ahead on a breakaway to Curl-Salemme, who beat goaltender Aerin Frankel over an outkicked leg in the closing seconds.
Claire Butorac scored a goal midway through the second period and Brooke Bryant added her first goal of the season 43 seconds later to give Minnesota (3-2-1-1) a 2-0 lead.
Hilary Knight scored about seven minutes into the third period to get Boston (2-0-1-4) on the scoreboard, but Brooke McQuigge answered 90 seconds later to make it 3-1.
Susanna Tapani flipped in a backhanded goal with 3:17 left in regulation and then she beat Nicole Hensley just 49 seconds later to force overtime.
The Fleet have lost three games in a row and have been outscored 11-6 over that span.
Minnesota, which lost 3-2 to the New York Sirens last time out, has won five of its last six games.
Boston controlled the action in the third period, outshooting Minnesota 13-7, but the Fleet must play with that same energy for 60 minutes.
Minnesota seemed to let off the gas after taking a 2-0 lead and it nearly burned the Frost — though they made plays on both ends of the ice when needed.
Boston plays host to the Montreal Victoire on Sunday. Minnesota plays the third of four consecutive games at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday against the New York Sirens.