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Boston Pride win inaugural NWHL Isobel Cup with sweep of Buffalo Beauts
The Boston Pride won the inaugural Isobel Cup. (via NWHL/Twitter)
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Boston Pride win inaugural NWHL Isobel Cup with sweep of Buffalo Beauts
The Boston Pride have won the inaugural NWHL Isobel Cup with a 2-0 series sweep of the Buffalo Beauts. Brianna Decker scored twice in the contest, including the Cup-winning goal, and was named playoff MVP.
One year after winning the CWHL’s Clarkson Cup, Brianna Decker and Hilary Knight have again led a Boston-based women’s team to a championship. This time, however, it’s the NWHL’s Boston Pride as Knight and Decker's squad have won the inaugural Isobel Cup. The Pride opened the series with a thrilling 4-3 overtime win in Game 1 that was capped by a controversial penalty shot game-winner by Hilary Knight in the extra frame, but Boston wasn’t going to let the Buffalo Beauts get close to ruining the series sweep Saturday night. In a tight-checking game, the Pride took a 1-0 lead on a goal by captain Brianna Decker midway through the first period. Decker was spotted flying up ice by Knight who fed a perfect stretch pass to Decker for a partial breakaway. Decker made no mistake, firing the puck past Beauts goaltender Brianne McLaughlin. She wasn’t done there.#NWHL Goal by Brianna Decker (@Bdecker14) and @TheBostonPride lead 1-0 in the 1st. #IsobelCupFinals pic.twitter.com/puA1LLnH2i
— NWHL Gifs (@nwhlgifs) March 13, 2016
#NWHL McLaughlin makes the initial stop on Knight, @Bdecker14 scores. @TheBostonPride lead 2-0. #IsobelCupFinals pic.twitter.com/FPAk0FM5HL — NWHL Gifs (@nwhlgifs) March 13, 2016
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