Boston Fleet beat New York Sirens 4-3 in eight-round shootout, staying unbeaten at home

Seven-plus rounds decide a back-and-forth game in Lowell

The Boston Fleet preserved an unbeaten mark at their primary home venues with a 4-3 shootout victory over the New York Sirens on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. The decision required eight shootout rounds, matching the longest shootout length recorded in league history, and extended Boston’s season run at home to six games without a regulation loss.

Boston entered the night in first place and left it there, moving to 30 points. New York, fourth in the standings, remained at 24 points after the extra-point slipped away in the shootout.

New York flipped the game in the second period, Boston answered in the third

Boston opened the scoring on a power-play goal from rookie Abby Newhook, giving the Fleet a 1-0 lead. New York then controlled the second period, scoring twice to take a 2-1 advantage. Kristin O’Neill tied the game on the power play at 10:19 before rookie Kristýna Kaltounková put the Sirens ahead with a rush that beat the defense.

New York’s lead carried additional weight: it marked the first time this season that an opponent held a lead over Boston on home ice. The Fleet had a chance to erase the deficit on a penalty shot—reported as the first in team history—but Ella Huber could not finish the attempt.

Boston’s response arrived early in the third. Liz Schepers scored in the opening minute to tie it 2-2. Five minutes later, Jamie Lee Rattray converted on the power play to put the Fleet back in front. New York forced extra time when Kaltounková scored again, her second of the night, to make it 3-3 by the end of regulation.

Goaltending and special teams shape the margins

Aerin Frankel stopped 30 of 33 shots for Boston and turned aside six of eight shootout attempts. New York’s Kayle Osborne made 32 saves on 35 shots. The game featured impactful special-teams moments on both sides: Boston scored twice on the power play, while New York’s power-play goal represented only the second allowed by the Fleet’s penalty kill this season.

Müller delivers in the shootout as the league pauses for the Olympics

After a scoreless five-minute overtime, the game went to a shootout that stretched deep into the lineup. Alina Müller scored on her attempts in the seventh and eighth rounds to end it, providing the decisive finish after the teams traded stops through multiple rounds.

• Final: Boston 4, New York 3 (SO)
• Venue/date: Tsongas Center, Lowell — Jan. 28, 2026
• Key scorers in regulation (Boston): Newhook, Schepers, Rattray
• Key scorers in regulation (New York): O’Neill, Kaltounková (2)

The PWHL is scheduled to pause game action from Jan. 29 through Feb. 26 for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.