Despite 8-game losing streak, Whitecaps bound for Isobel Cup Playoffs
RICHFIELD, Minn. – The Minnesota Whitecaps finished off their schedule Sunday at Richfield Ice Arena.
It's an eight-game losing streak, but they have time to fix that.
It was a scoreless game until the third period, when Connecticut Whale let loose on the Whitecaps. The Whale overwhelmed the Whitecaps in their own zone, until Rachel Ade scored the opening goal.
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Seven minutes later, Hannah Bates quite literally teed off with a shot, putting the Whitecaps in a 2-nothing hole.
But the Whitecaps didn't put up with being shut out. Amanda Boulier spotted Liz Schepers with a quick pass and a quick finish.
The Whitecaps ended up falling to the Whale 3-1, but they did enough to slide into the Premier Hockey Federation's Isobel Cup Playoffs.
This week, the Whitecaps hit the road. They play at the Boston Pride starting in a best-of-three series starting Thursday. Game one is at 6 p.m., and game two is Saturday at 5 p.m.
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