Rookie Dominique Petrie scored the game-winner in the third period, and Maddie Rooney stopped 19 of 20 shots as the Minnesota Frost beat the Boston Fleet, 2-1, on Wednesday at Tsongas Center.
The game was the first rematch for the teams that played in the PWHL’s inaugural championship series, won in five games by the Frost.
Michela Cava also scored for the Frost, who rebounded from an overtime loss to New York in their season opener Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
Hilary Knight scored for the Fleet, deflecting a shot from the point by Emily Brown over Rooney’s right shoulder to tie the game at 1-1 4:01 into the third period.
Cava gave the Frost a lead into the second period when her one-timer from the crease popped about five feet into the air and landed behind Fleet goaltender Aerin Frankel to make it 1-1 at 7:25. Taylor Heise earned the primary assist with an on-target, no-look pass.
Minnesota took a 2-1 lead when Petrie, a fifth-round pick in this summer’s draft, deflected a floater from the point by teammate Mellissa Channell-Watkins. The puck hit Petrie’s left arm and caromed past Frankel with 9:22 left.
With the lead, the Frost stayed aggressive, most notably as the clock wound down. Because of their pressure in the Boston zone, Courtney Kessel wasn’t able to pull Frankel for an extra attacker until there was just under a minute left in regulation.
The Frost (1-0-1-0) are at Toronto on Saturday for a 2 p.m. puck drop against last season’s regular-season champion.
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