NEW YORK AND TORONTO – Boston Fleet ahead Alina Müller, Toronto Sceptres ahead Hannah Miller and Minnesota Frost ahead Taylor Heise have been named the Skilled Girls’s Hockey League (PWHL) ‘3 Stars of the Week’ introduced by Shark Magnificence Canada following video games from Jan. 20-26. 9*
FIRST STAR – ALINA MÜLLER, F, BOSTON FLEET
The Fleet scored six targets whereas splitting two video games final week, and the dynamic Müller performed a task in 4 of them – scoring a aim and organising two others in Boston’s 4-1 victory over Toronto Wednesday on the Tsongas Middle, then including an help in Sunday’s 5-2 loss at Minnesota. Objectives within the first or final 5 minutes of a interval can create enormous swings in momentum, and Müller was at her best at these junctures towards Toronto. She opened the scoring at 4:27 of the primary, turning a wrist shot from the rim of the left-wing circle into her first aim of the season. After her sturdy forecheck helped Boston set up some strong offensive zone time, Müller used a no-look backhand move throughout the goalmouth to arrange Emily Brown’s first aim of the season at 17:48 of the session. Then, simply 58 seconds into the third interval, Müller grabbed the rebound of her personal shot and arrange Shay Maloney for a 3-0 Boston lead. Sunday at Minnesota, Müller arrange the Hilary Knight aim that introduced the Fleet inside 2-1. After going with no level in her first eight video games this season, Muller has factors in three straight contests.
SECOND STAR – HANNAH MILLER, F, TORONTO SCEPTRES
Miller scored twice towards New York Saturday, lifting the Sceptres to a 4-2 victory over New York and giving Toronto its second victory in as many appearances on the Battle On Bay Road, introduced by Scotiabank. Earlier than a crowd of 19,102 at Scotiabank Enviornment, Miller was a pressure within the closing minutes of the primary and second durations. She opened the scoring at 18:34 of the opening session, driving to the entrance of the online and tipping in some extent shot from Kali Flanagan. Then, at 18:47 of the second, Miller stole the puck, broke in alone up the center and fired a 15-foot shot between the pads of Sirens goalie Corinne Schroeder for her sixth aim of the season. Miller thus capped her first two-goal sport of the season and her third aim in two Battle On Bay Road appearances; she additionally scored in a 3-0 victory over Montréal within the inaugural version of the traditional. With 6-3—9 in 12 video games this season, Miller is inside certainly one of matching her aim whole for 23 video games through the 2024 season. She shares the PWHL goal-scoring lead with final week’s Third Star, Minnesota’s Kendall Coyne Schofield.
THIRD STAR – TAYLOR HEISE, F, MINNESOTA FROST
With 5 photographs in a 1-0 loss to Ottawa on Tuesday and 7 extra in Sunday’s 5-2 victory over Boston, Heise produced 12 of her staff’s 49 photographs – almost one-fourth of the Frost’s whole throughout the 2 house video games at Xcel Power Middle. In Sunday’s triumph, the Lake Metropolis, Minnesota native opened the scoring with a snap shot from the interior rim of the left wing circle – igniting a seven-point efficiency by her line with Michela Cava (0-2—2) and Coyne Schofield (1-2—3). After the Fleet had halved Minnesota’s result in 2-1, Heise powered a rising wrist shot over Emma Söderberg’s left glove from nearly the identical location for the game-winner and the fourth two-goal efficiency of her PWHL profession; final season, she had two targets plus an help towards Toronto on Jan. 10, plus consecutive two-goal showings within the playoffs. With 4-8—12 in 13 video games this season, together with three two-point performances, Heise has matched final season’s aim whole and is inside certainly one of matching her help whole over 19 video games as a rookie in 2024. With 42 photographs, Heise is third within the PWHL – one behind Coyne Schofield and three behind Knight.
The PWHL 3 Stars of the Week Introduced by Shark Magnificence Canada are introduced every Monday all through the common season and playoffs, encompassing video games from the earlier Monday via Sunday. Factors will likely be awarded to every choice and can assist decide rankings on the finish of the 12 months.
First Star = 30 PointsSecond Star = 20 PointsThird Star = 10 Factors
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