BOSTON — Brittany Howard and Michela Cava each scored two goals as the Toronto Six skated to a 7-3 win over the previously unbeaten Boston Pride on Sunday in Premier Hockey Federation action
Toronto (4-1-1) staked itself to a 3-0 lead on first-period goals from Cava, Howard and Dominika Laskova only to watch the Pride (5-1-0) answer back with three straight goals of their own.
Boston’s Allie Thunstrom knotted the game 3-3 with a goal scored at 3:20 of the second period.
Toronto responded with four unanswered goals — from Howard, Leah Lum, Cava and Lexi Templeman — to put the game out of reach.
Six goaltender Elaine Chuli kicked out 30 of 33 shots to earn the win.
RIVETERS 3, FORCE 2
Also Sunday, the Metropolitan Riveters (2-3-0) scored a 3-2 win over the Montreal Force (2-2-0) at the Raymond Bourque Arena in Saint-Laurent, Que.
Kelly Babstock scored the game winner for the New Jersey-based Riveters with 57 seconds remaining in the third period.
Fanni Garat-Gasparics and Madison Packer also tallied for the Riveters.
Brooke Stacey and Christine Deaudelin replied for Montreal.
Montreal goaltender Marie-Soleil Deschenes surrendered three goals on 27 shots, while Eveliina Makinen saved 25 of the 27 shots she faced in the Riveters net.