Boston Fleet outlasts Seattle Torrent in shootout, extending league lead and tightening playoff picture

Boston secures 2-1 shootout win in Seattle as goaltending dominates

The Boston Fleet earned a 2-1 shootout victory over the Seattle Torrent on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, at Climate Pledge Arena, finishing a tightly controlled game defined by special-teams execution and standout goaltending. The result marked Boston’s first shootout win of the 2025–26 season after two earlier shootout losses.

Boston opened the scoring late in the first period when captain Megan Keller converted on a 5-on-3 power play, recording her fourth power-play goal of the season. Seattle answered early in the second period as Julia Gosling tied the game with a one-timer. Neither team scored in the remainder of regulation or in overtime, sending the contest to a shootout.

Frankel turns aside five attempts; Brandt delivers the lone shootout goal

Boston goaltender Aerin Frankel stopped 35 shots in regulation and overtime and denied all five Seattle attempts in the shootout. At the other end, Seattle’s Corinne Schroeder made 20 saves and yielded only one shootout goal.

The decisive moment came in the fifth round of the shootout when forward Hannah Brandt scored on her second attempt, the only successful shot in the tiebreaker.

Boston’s win came in a game where Seattle held a 36-21 edge in shots, underscoring the impact of goaltending and Boston’s defensive structure in one-goal margins.

Special teams and shot suppression shape the game

Boston’s only regulation goal came with the player advantage, and the Fleet penalty kill remained perfect on the road this season after successfully defending three Seattle power plays. Seattle entered the game with one of the league’s top home power-play rates but did not score on its opportunities.

Boston also generated key chances beyond regulation, including a notable overtime sequence in which Haley Winn produced a breakaway and later hit the post, narrowly missing an outright overtime winner.

Standings impact and what’s next

The victory improved Boston’s position atop the league standings, moving the Fleet to 28 points and six points clear of New York at the time of the game. Seattle, meanwhile, remained in the lower portion of the table, tied with Vancouver on 13 points.

• Boston returns home for a brief layoff before hosting New York on Wednesday, Jan. 28.
• Seattle continues its homestand against Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 20, before traveling for a neutral-site matchup with Vancouver in Denver on Sunday, Jan. 25.

Sunday’s contest drew 12,774 fans, the Torrent’s second-largest home crowd of the season, and delivered Seattle’s first overtime experience at Climate Pledge Arena this year. For Boston, it extended a run of close results: the Fleet have played multiple consecutive one-goal games, with several ending by a 2-1 margin.