After leading the league for about the whole season, the Toronto Six lost their 1st place spot to their weekend opponent, the Connecticut Whale.
The Six were faced with a tough challenge, tied in standings points with the Whale going into the weekend, with 2 games and 6 points on the table. The PHF uses the 3 points per game system, 3 for a regulation win, 2 for an overtime win, and 1 for an overtime win or loss. Much, much better than the NHL’s system, in my opinion.
Anyway, with such an important meeting, the Six were surely psyched up and as prepared as they could be for the challenge.
Saturday March 19th
Here was the Six’s lineup for the weekend. They were without Amy Curlew, and Randi Marcon’s try-out appears to have finished. As such, they went with just 10 forwards and 7 defenders.
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The Six got off to a leading start with an Emma Woods goal off a great feed from Brooke Boquist:
Emma Woods breaks the ice and puts the Six ahead! pic.twitter.com/0hFxT5Bkze
— PHF (@PHF) March 19, 2022
Things were looking good for Toronto when the first period ended with this 1-goal lead. However, early in the second, the Whale’s rookie Taylor Girard got off on a breakaway to tie the game up:
Rookie sensation Taylor Girard ties things up! pic.twitter.com/0e9KN6swtM
— PHF (@PHF) March 19, 2022
The Six got their lead back quickly though, as just a few minutes later Natalie Marcuzzi cleaned up in front of the net, sneaking the puck in while getting knocked over:
Marcuzzi slides it through the five-hole to put Toronto back in the lead! pic.twitter.com/yu5oFuI4CK
— PHF (@PHF) March 19, 2022
The Whale got the game tied …
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Author: Ryan Hobart / The Leafs Nation