Ottawa gains ground in race for final PWHL playoff spot with shootout win over Boston

In a matchup of teams fighting for the final PWHL playoff spot, Ottawa prevailed at home, defeating Boston, 3-2, in a shootout on Wednesday at Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa gained ground on Boston in the playoff race, and has 32 points with three games to play. Boston has 29 points and two games left. Only 90 seconds into the game, captain Hillary Knight opened the scoring for Boston. Off of a faceoff in the offensive zone, Knight jabbed at the puck, and it trickled through Ottawa goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer’s five-hole, giving...