LOWELL, Mass.
— Kaleigh Fratkin scored with 80 seconds remaining and Boston clinched a berth in the postseason with a 4-3 victory over Montreal after blowing all of a three-goal third-period lead in a Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season finale at the Tsongas Center on Saturday.
Boston took a 1-0 lead with 4:41 left in the first period when Hilary Knight scored for a sixth time this season. Hannah Brandt and Kelly Babstock had assists. It was Babstock's first helper of the season. Montreal got on the scoreboard 3:43 into the final period on Mikyla Grant-Mentis' power-play goal. The score came after Babstock received a two-minute penalty for roughing. Amanda Boulier and Mélodie Daoust had assists as Grant-Mentis found the net for the first time this season.
Aerin Frankel stopped two shots on goal by Poulin in the final 31 seconds and finished with 26 saves for Boston. She saved 16 of 16 shots through the first two periods. Frankel entered play with a 1.94 goals-against average, second in the league to the 1.61 average of Montreal's Elaine Chuli.Tapani's two assists give her nine on the season. Digirolamo notched her third assist on the winner.
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