Seven teams compete in six games as playoff races heat up
The Premier Hockey Federation (PHF) regular season schedule intensifies with just three weekends of games remaining before the 2023 Isobel Cup Playoffs. All seven teams are in action beginning with a Friday night matchup between the first place Boston Pride and the sixth place Metropolitan Riveters. There’s also a pair of doubleheaders featuring the second place Toronto Six visiting the third place Minnesota Whitecaps, while the fifth place Montreal Force host the seventh place Buffalo Beauts. The Riveters also visit the fourth place Connecticut Whale to wrap up the weekend.
Here’s a closer look at the action:
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2023
7:00 PM ET – Boston Pride (16-2-1) vs Metropolitan Riveters (6-12-0)
(ESPN+ & TSN+ with Josh Eastern and Alexis Pearson)
The Metropolitan Riveters return to action for the first time in three weeks with rested legs that will surely be tested as they face their toughest opponent in the first place Boston Pride. The Riveters last game was played Feb. 4 in Boston where they suffered a 5-0 loss and have dropped all three decisions against their Founding Four rivals so far this season while managing just one goal and surrendering 11. Two of Corinne Schroeder’s record seven shutouts have come at the Riveters expense, giving up only a third period power play goal to Kennedy Ganser in the 4-1 final at American Dream back on Jan. 7. The Riveters had won two-straight heading into Boston earlier this month and will need to pick up some points to keep their playoff hopes from fading. The Pride’s current four-game winning-streak started with their victory over the Riveters, and a fifth in a row would ensure a hold on the league’s top rank with Toronto just four points behind and the extra game this weekend. Boston holds a significant special teams advantage in this matchup with the third best power play unit and number one penalty kill, while the Riveters place seventh in both categories.
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2023
7:00 PM ET – Toronto Six (14-4-2) vs Minnesota Whitecaps (10-6-2)
(ESPN+ & TSN+ with Joe Malfa and Erica Ayala)
It will be a playoff type atmosphere at Richfield Ice Arena when the Toronto Six visit the Minnesota Whitecaps as the second and third ranked seeds separated by 10 points in the standings. In fact, schedules for both teams are top heavy down the stretch with T6 having just split against fourth place Connecticut and finish their season in two weeks against…
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