The Boston Fleet will face the Ottawa Charge in the playoffs.
The Fleet will host the Charge in Game 1 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League Walter Cup semifinals on Thursday (7 p.m.) at the Tsongas Center in Lowell.
Boston finished second in the eight-team league during the regular season, as the Montréal Victoire held off the Fleet for the top spot.
As regular season champion, Montreal earned the right to select its opponent in the semifinals between third-place Minnesota and fourth-place Ottawa, and the Victoire opted to face Minnesota.
Boston (16-5-4-5) earned home ice advantage by finishing in second place in the standings and will take on Ottawa (9-8-1-12) for the first time in playoff history. This is the second playoff appearance for both teams after each advanced to the finals in their playoff debuts (Boston in 2024, Ottawa in 2025).
All four games of this season’s head-to-head series required extra time, including three shootouts, with the Charge winning three of the four matchups against the Fleet.
The lower seed has won all four playoff semifinals in PWHL history. The winners of each series will advance to the PWHL Walter Cup Finals to compete in a best-of-five championship series.
The Fleet will host Game 2 on Saturday at 7 p.m.
In the series between Boston and Ottawa, Games 3 and 4 (if necessary) will be hosted by Ottawa and played at Canadian Tire Centre, and Game 5 (if necessary) would be hosted by Boston. Dates and times for the final three games, and the Game 5 venue, are to be determined.
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