Gwyneth Philips stones 30 shots, Charge level playoff series with Fleet
The Ottawa Charge defeated the Boston Fleet 3-1 in Game 2 of their best-of-five playoff series, evening the series at one game apiece. Gwyneth Philips made 30 saves while Ronja Savolainen and Fanuza Kadirova each scored a goal for Ottawa. Gabbie Hughes added an empty-net goal, and Megan Keller scored Boston's only goal.
- ▪Ronja Savolainen scored the opening goal with a wrist shot from just inside the blue line.
- ▪Fanuza Kadirova added a second goal for Ottawa with a one-timer from the right circle.
- ▪Megan Keller scored Boston's lone goal with 10 seconds left in the second period.
- ▪Gabbie Hughes sealed the win with an empty-net goal.
- ▪The Charge will host Game 3 of the series on Friday.
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Open this photo in gallery:Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips denies Fleet forward Alina Muller during a regular-season matchup in Ottawa.Spencer Colby/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountRonja Savolainen and Fanuza Kadirova each scored a goal, Gwyneth Philips had 30 saves and the Ottawa Charge beat the Boston Fleet 3-1 on Saturday night at the Tsongas Center to level the best-of-five series at a game apiece.The Fleet beat Ottawa 2-1 in Game 1 on Thursday.Gabbie Hughes added an empty-net goal that capped the scoring.Megan Keller scored a goal for Boston.Savolainen flicked a wrist shot from just inside the blue line past goaltender Aerin Frankel to open the scoring with 6:44 remaining in the first period.Kadirova scored at the…
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