PWHL Boston takes Game 1 of PWHL Finals

The GIST: And they’re off — the puck dropped on the inaugural PWHL Finals last night, with No. 3 Boston taking an early series lead over No. 4 Minnesota in the best-of-five championship action. Just getting started.

Unexpectedly high-scoring Game 1: Billed as a battle between two goalies at the top of their game, Game 1 turned out to be a scoring fest that included a flurry of five goals in nine minutes during the second period, with Boston winning 4–3 after both teams traded genos.

• One of those goals, the eventual game-winner, belonged to defender Jess Healey, who went from Boston’s last pick in the inaugural draft to their Game 1 hero. Any given Sunday.

• On the other side, Minnesota’s Taylor Heise notched two goals and an assist, giving her an impressive five points in her last four games.

Previewing Game 2, tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET: The series stays in Boston for Game 2, where the home team will try to remain undefeated in the postseason. After the abundance of scoring in Game 1, both standout goalies (Aerin Frankel for Boston and Maddie Rooney for Minnesota) should settle in, but if this postseason has taught us anything, it’s to expect the unexpected.