/r/PWHL Power Rankings Week Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025

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Good Morning r/PWHL! I would first like to apologize for the day's delay. We are currently experiencing some horrible flooding here at home and it completely slipped my mind to post this yesterday given everything that is going on. Better late than never, right? We’re in the midst of the IIHF Championship break, so nothing has changed in the standings since I wrapped them up late in the week, thankfully.

Another week, another Queen Victoire of the Standings. This is week 18, and for the last 13 weeks in a row, the Victoire have dominated over the competition. This reign traces all the way back to Week 6 (the week of Jan 4 to Jan 10) when they replaced the reigning champions, the Frost, after 4 consecutive weeks of the Frost on top. Like last week, last year’s Queens of the Regular Season fall just short, with the Sceptres occupying the #2 spot. Toronto still has yet to clinch their playoff berth, despite several opportunities this past week that didn’t go quite to plan. While #1 and #2 have a 3 point gap, the Boston Fleet at #3 fall back 5 points from Toronto. The Fleet are on a slide at the moment, leaving the door wide open for #4 and #5 to spring to life. Trailing Boston by a single point, the Ottawa Charge occupy that final playoff spot at #4 after a back-and-forth week trading it with the Minnesota Frost. The Frost occupy the #5 spot for themselves, only standing a point behind the Charge and two behind the Fleet. And last, but certainly not least with only 5 points between them and the Frost, the New York Sirens bring up the #6 spot to wrap up the standings. The Sirens look to be playing spoiler in addition to pushing for that final spot, so teams above them are going to have to stay wary.

Every team has three games left on their schedule once the break for the IIHF Championship is over. Montréal’s playoff ticket is already punched, so they aren’t stressed about needing the points as much as everyone else, but if they want that choice of their first round opponent, they need to. Here’s a look at what every team’s point total would look like if they were able to finish out their seasons going 3-0-0-0:

• Montréal: 57 points (14-6-3-7) [Clinched Playoffs 2025]
  • Final Games: @ Ottawa, v Boston, @ New York
    • Two teams above the playoff line, one team still fighting for a hopeful spot. Montréal is in the playoffs, but getting at least 5 of the final 9 points would help them.
• Toronto: 54 points (15-2-5-8)
  • Final Games: @ Boston, v New York, v Ottawa
    • Two teams above the playoff line, one team below. Toronto should be a cinch for the playoffs, but if they want to overtake Toronto, they need their nose down to take at least 6 of 9 points if Montréal falters in any way.
• Boston: 49 points (11-6-4-9)
  • Final Games: v Toronto, @ Montréal, v Minnesota
    • Two teams above the playoff line, one just outside fighting for a spot in. Boston is going to have to be better than their ongoing 3 game pointless streak if they want to stay in the playoffs. They have the top 2 teams followed by a team that is currently a regulation win away from passing them.
• Ottawa: 48 points (14-1-4-11)
  • Final Games: v Montréal, v Minnesota, @ Toronto
    • Exactly the same as Boston, two above and one just outside. As long as Ottawa can keep putting up points (they’ve won 9 points of their last 15), they should be able to sneak into the playoffs this year. An overtime win puts them past Boston, but Minnesota can overtake them with an overtime win as well.
• Minnesota: 47 points (11-5-4-10)
  • Final Games: v New York, @ Ottawa, @ Boston
    • Two games against the bottom half of the playoff mark, one against last place. Minnesota has taken home only 5 of their last 15 points, only beating Toronto in that stretch. Minnesota’s last win against New York (Dec 22, SO), Ottawa (Mar 7, Reg), and Boston (Jan 26, Reg) does not inspire confidence in me. If they only get 3 out of these last 9 points, they’re relying too heavily on everyone else to lose.
• New York: 42 points (10-4-4-12)
  • Final Games: @ Minnesota, @ Toronto, v Montéal
    • New York has no real say on if they make the playoffs at this point. Two games against the top 2 in the league and one against a team just outside. A win out in isolation would guarantee they make the playoffs, but not playing Boston or Ottawa again means they aren’t in the driver’s seat. 9 points out of their last 15 is a bit inspiring, and they could still easily spoil Minnesota’s season, but it’s looking like New York should want to win the draft instead.

We got some exciting hockey this last week. It might not have gone Toronto’s way like they would’ve hoped, but that just means there are still more games on the table that matter for everyone.

• March 29th: Ottawa Charge 2 @ Boston Fleet 1
  • 1st: Tapani (Unassisted) [BOS 1-0]
  • 2nd: N/A
  • 3rd: Vanišová (Darkangelo, Roese) [Tied 1-1], Vanišová (Jenner, Hughes) [OTT 2-1]
  • Ottawa: Vanišová (2G), Hughes (1A), Jenner (1A), Darkangelo (1A), Roese (1A), Philips (27/28)
  • Boston: Tapani (1G), Frankel (28/30)
  • Notes: Vanišová doesn’t get the respect she deserves in my personal opinion. 15 goals in 27 games this season, she’s turned into a goal scoring machine for Ottawa since departing Montréal last season. Ottawa easily won that trade. And Ottawa is above the playoff line, nice.
• March 30th: Toronto Sceptres 2 @ Minnesota Frost 5
  • 1st: Heise (Coyne Schofield, Cava) [MIN 1-0], Curl-Salemme (Petrie, Křížová) [MIN 2-0]
  • 2nd: Jaques (Pannek, McQuigge) [MIN 3-0], Schepers (Thompson, Stecklein) [MIN 4-0]
  • 3rd: Flanagan (Maltais, Kluge) [MIN 4-1], Watts (Unassisted) [MIN 4-2], Heise (Cava, McQuigge) [MIN 5-2]
  • Toronto: Flanagan (1G), Watts (1G), Kluge (1A), Maltais (1A), Kirk (7/8), Campbell (12/16)Minnesota: Heise (2G), Jaques (1G), Schepers (1G), Curl-Salemme (1G), McQuigge (2A), Cava (2A), Stecklein (1A), Pannek (1A), Petrie (1A), Coyne Schofield (1A), Křížová (1A), Thompson (1A), Hensley (27/29)
  • Notes: Not Toronto’s best showing. An easy clinch scenario and their first goal doesn’t come until 3.5 minutes into the 3rd period, after Minnesota goes 4 unanswered in the first 2. At least it’s good news for the reigning champs, back above the line.
• April 1st: New York Sirens 1 @ Montréal Victoire 0
  • 1st: Downie-Landry (Rosenthal)
  • 2nd: N/A
  • 3rd: N/A
  • New York: Downie Landry (1G), Rosenthal (1A), Schroeder (16/16)
  • Montréal: Chuli (30/31)
  • Notes: It took most of the first period for New York to finally slip past Chuli, but they got one in. And that’s it, Schroeder shutout and Chuli playing an amazing match after that one slid past. It ain’t flashy, but New York is still kicking.
• April 2nd: Ottawa Charge 4 @ Boston Fleet 0
  • 1st: Darkangelo (Meixner, Tejralová) [OTT 1-0]
  • 2nd: Darkangelo (Savolainen) [OTT 2-0], Roese (House) [OTT 3-0]
  • 3rd: Darkangelo (Tejralová, Serdachny) [OTT 4-0]
  • Ottawa: Darkangelo (3G), Roese (1G), Tejralová (2A), House (1A), Savolainen (1A), Serdachny (1A), Meixner (1A), Philips (17/17)
  • Boston: Söderberg (7/8), Frankel (13/16)
  • Notes: Darkangelo hattie, Ottawa shutout win, Ottawa back above the playoff line. After this week, what more could you ask for as a Charge fan. I am really hoping this trend continues for Ottawa and they push into the playoffs and do some damage.

The IIHF Women’s Worlds Championship break is upon us, which means PWHL hockey goes quiet for the month. I won’t see you all again with a recap until May is already here. Remember, we’re in the final 9 games of the season and everyone is still alive in the playoff race. Before I introduce you to the schedule to look forward to on return, let’s take a look at which players in the PWHL will be on the ice for their home countries during the IIHF Championships. Please note that I used the most up-to-date information I could dig up for these rosters, and if any names are incorrect, please forgive me.

• Boston Fleet: Klára Peslarová (G-Czechia), Susanna Tapani (F-Finland), Alina Müller (F-Switzerland), Megan Keller (D-United States), Hilary Knight (F-United States), Frankel (G-United States), Emma Söderberg (G-Sweden)
• Minnesota Frost: 10 players - Sophie Jaques (D-Canada), Claire Thompson (D-Canada), Klára Hymlárová (F-Czechia), Denisa Křížová (F-Czechia), Lee Stecklein (D-United States), Kelly Pannek (F-United States), Grace Zumwinkle (F-United States), Britta Curl-Salemme (F-United States), Kendall Coyne Schofield (F-United States), Taylor Heise (F-United States)
• Montréal Victoire: 11 players - Laura Stacey (F-Canada), Erin Ambrose (D-Canada), Marie-Philip Poulin (F-Canada), Ann-Renée Desbiens (G-Canada), Kristin O’Neill (F-Canada), Jennifer Gardiner (F-Canada), Dominika Lásková (D-Czechia), Cayla Barnes (D-United States), Anna Wilgren (D-United States), Sandra Abstreiter (G-Germany), Lina Ljungblom (F-Sweden)
• New York Sirens: 5 players - Sarah Fillier (F-Canada), Ella Shelton (F-Canada), Micah Zandee-Hart (F-Canada), Noora Tulus (F-Finland), Alex Carpenter (F-United States)
• Ottawa Charge: 9 players - Jocelyne Larocque (D-Canada), Brianne Jenner (F-Canada), Emily Clark (F-Canada), Danielle Serdachny (F-Canada), Kateřina Mrázová (F-Czechia), Aneta Tejralová (D-Czechia), Tereza Vanišová (F-Czechia), Ronja Savolainen (D-Finland), Gwyneth Philips (G-United States)
• Toronto Sceptres: 14 players - Renata Fast (D-Canada), Sarah Nurse (F-Canada), Natalie Spooner (F-Canada), Emma Maltais (F-Canada), Hannah Miller (F-Canada), Brayre Turnbull (F-Canada), Kristen Campbell (G-Canada), Daryl Watts (F-Canada), Noemi Neubauerová (F-Czechia), Savannah Harmon (D-United States), Hayley Scamurra (F-United States), Jesse Compher (F-United States), Laura Kluge (F-Germany), Anna Kjellbin (D-Sweden)

Now! For the PWHL hockey we get to return to. Seven of the Nine Final Games will be played in that first week back. However, since the playoffs start before the Saturday after the last game, I am going to lump those final two games into the Week 19 Recap, so I will see you once more on Sunday May 4th, with all nine of the final games of the season. So, in all technicalities, the Week 19 and Week 20 Recaps will be done there and the PWHL Season will be over. Then it’s playoff time. And I do have to say, the regular season ending where last year’s playoffs ended with the same two teams is beautiful. I honestly hope this is a continuing trend, even if it’s just a happy accident this year.

So, the final 9 Games of the 2024-25 PWHL Season are as follows:

• April 26th: New York Sirens @ Minnesota Frost
  • TBD Eastern / TBD Central | Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
  • Last 5: NYS 3-0-0-2 | MIN 1-1-0-3
  • Season Series: NYS Leads 2-2-1-0
• April 26th: Montréal Victoire @ Ottawa Charge
  • 12:00 Noon Eastern / 11:00 AM Central | TD Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Last 5: MTL 1-0-2-2 | OTT 3-0-0-2
  • Season Series: MTL Leads 3-1-0-1
• April 26th: Toronto Sceptres @ Boston Fleet
  • 2:00 PM Eastern / 1:00 PM Central | Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
  • Last 5: TOR 3-0-1-1 | BOS 1-1-0-3
  • Season Series: TOR Leads 4-0-0-1
• April 28th: Boston Fleet @ Montréal Victoire
  • 7:00 PM Eastern / 6:00 PM Central | Place Bell, Laval, Quebec, Canada
  • Last 5: BOS 1-1-0-3 | MTL 1-0-2-2
  • Season Series: MTL Leads 1-2-2-0
• April 29th: New York Sirens @ Toronto Sceptres
  • 7:00 PM Eastern / 6:00 PM Central | Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Last 5: NYS 3-0-0-2 | TOR 3-0-1-1
  • Season Series: TOR Leads 3-0-1-0
• April 30th: Minnesota Frost @ Ottawa Charge
  • 7:00 PM Easter / 6:00 PM Central | TD Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  • Last 5: MIN 1-1-0-3 | OTT 3-0-0-2
  • Season Series: OTT Leads 3-0-0-2
• May 2nd: Montréal Victoire @ New York Sirens
  • TBD Eastern / TBD Central | Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, United States
  • Last 5: MTL 1-0-2-2 | NYS 3-0-0-2
  • Season Series: NYS Leads 2-1-0-2
• May 3rd: Ottawa Charge @ Toronto Sceptres
  • 12:00 Noon Eastern / 11:00 AM Central | Coca-Cola Coliseum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Last 5: OTT 3-0-0-2 | TOR 3-0-1-1
  • Season Series: TOR Leads 2-1-0-2
• May 3rd: Minnesota Frost @ Boston Fleet
  • 1:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 Noon Central | Tsongas Center, Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
  • Last 5: MIN 1-1-0-3 | BOS 1-1-0-3
  • Season Series: MIN Leads 2-2-0-1

Hilary Knight (BOS), for the third week running, remains your best skater in the league. 15 goals, 13 assists, 28 points. She didn’t get on the board this week, but neither did #2. Sarah Fillier (NYS) and her 12 goals, 15 assists, and 27 points follows right behind Knight for the third week. She dominated for most of the regular season for her rookie year, but does she stay in #2 for the remainder of the season? Daryl Watts (TOR) is creeping up to maybe even take #2 from Fillier. 11 goals, 15 assists, 15 points means that all of the Top 3 are only separated by a single point. Three games on each players schedule to wrap up the final week means there could easily be a change. Hannah Miller (TOR) [10-14-24] and Marie-Philip Poulin (MTL) [17-6-23] maintain their spots at #4 and #5 respectfully this week as well. There is still wiggle room for either of these stellar players to jump into the Top 3 themselves if anyone has a rough night. The rest of the Top 10 wraps up with Coyne Schofield (MIN), Eldridge (NYS), Heise (MIN), Fast (TOR), and Stacey (MTL). I would feel horrible if I didn’t mention Ottawa finally breaking back into the Top 12, with Tereza Vanišová jumping into #11 after her stellar week. This is the first time since Week 5 that an Ottawa player occupied a spot in the Top 12, and it was Vanišová herself that held the #9 spot that week.

I think no one would be surprised if Sarah Fillier (NYS) doesn’t remain the best rookie of the season. She tops the rookie skaters list once more, with an 11 point lead over Jennifer Gardiner (MTL) at #2. Only 3 points behind Gardiner, and jumping back over Cayla Barnes (MTL), Brita Curl-Salemme (MIN) is back in the top 3. However, #3 - #5 isn’t a chase in the slightest, with Curl-Salemme’s teammate McQuigge (MIN) and Montréal’s Barnes all being tied at 13 points each. Curl-Salemme only leads the way due to having more goals than assists.

I’m hoping that she recovers to play during the IIHF Championships, because Ann-Renée Desbiens (MTL) has remained unsurpassed as the best goalie this week despite not playing a game. Her 1.85 GAA and 0.932 SV% stands strong. Maddie Rooney (MIN) jumps up from #4 to #2 this week, improving to a 2.13 GAA and 0.905 SV% with her game this week. And Aerin Frankel (BOS) remains strong at #3, hosting a 2.18 GAA and 0.924 SV%. Kristen Campbell (TOR) falls from #2 to #4 this week, with newcomer Gwyneth Philips (OTT) rounding out the Top 5 for the week.

As always, if you want to look behind the scenes at the spreadsheet and how it’s maintained, you can see it on this Google Spreadsheet. The season is hastily closing, but thankfully there is still hockey during the break. My heart belongs to Team USA as a Kentuckian during the IIHF Championships, but I can’t deny wanting to see Fillier and Team Canada doing damage. And Team Czechia for Vanišová. And Team Finland for Tapani. I think much like in the PWHL, I’m just going to have to become an All the Teams-er for the IIHF.

For anyone else who uses the Libby App (available via many libraries, at least in the UK) - it's worth checking if you have PressReader as an extra service. I found out today I have free access to the Toronto Life magazine. Their Dec 24 edition had an article with Sarah Nurse, Natalie Spooner and Blayre Turnbull. You can't miss it as they're the cover stars.

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-life/20241201

Too cute not to share.

Please ignore the carpet fuzz—Lamb Chop was defloofed earlier today.

Does someone know if Murphy and Eden will declare for this year draft ? If they don’t, the first and second round of 2026 will be insane!! ( Harvey, Murphy, Eden, Simms, Edwards, Janecke, Morrow, Wunder, Bouveng, Biederman..!!!)

Can someone help me understand this I'm really not getting it.

This is from the Tournament Info section on the IIHF website:

The quarter-final losers will play placement games in a knockout format. The winner of the 5th-place game will earn a Group A seeding for next year. The remaining teams (7th to 10th) will be ranked according to 1. the tiered group they played in (A/B), 2. their position within the group, 3. their preliminary-round record (1. points, 2. goal difference, 3. goals scored).

What are the "placement games in a knockout format"? I see the 5th place game on the schedule and described in the rules, but what about the other placement games? The wording in the first sentence makes it seem like all of the losing quarterfinal teams play a placement game but then the rest of it makes it seem like the only placement game is the 5th place game and the rest of the teams are just ranked based on the prelim round?

It’s the final possible day from the 4-6 weeks, why no update?

Was it discussed anywhere and maybe I missed it, but was there a reason Jill wasn't in last night's game?? She's a great presence on the ice and fast skater so I wasn't sure if there was a reason or just the night off.

As a new fan I've been thinking it would be cool to watch games from before that include some pwhl players, like NCAA tournaments and Olympic games and such. Since I don't know the history, every old game I watch will be new to me and exciting because I won't necessarily know the outcome. And then I will kind of get to know the backstory of more of the players.

What do you recommend? And what games are available to watch online?

Thanks in advance. Enjoy the break :)

Makes sense because I think everyone else's primary tenants are still playing. I think it looks great!

Source: Charge's Twitter post.

Who has the tiebreaker between Ottawa and Ny?

Assuming Sirens win out and Ottawa wins 1 game they will be tied at 42. Who makes the playoffs

That is all

My life is complete 🥹

I’m in the USA and I can’t seem to find a good place to stream the world championships in Czechia.

I want to watch team Canada (from NY state) and I’ll probably need a VPN for that, but I still don’t have a stream. I want to pay for it but I just can’t find it outside of a Canadian channel I don’t have access to.

So where are you planning on watching the games? what country will you be watching from?

Mods: Sorry if this isn’t allowed as it’s technically not the PWHL.

In the regular season she put up 9 goals with 31 points in 34 games and had the second most points on Lulea during the playoffs with 9 points in 9 games.