TORONTO (AP) — Hannah Miller scored a power-play goal with 1:38 remaining in the game, lifting the Toronto Sceptres to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Fleet in the Professional Women’s Hockey League season opener on Saturday.

After captain Hilary Knight scored just three minutes into their season opener against the Toronto Sceptres, the Fleet struggled to get shots on net for the final 57 minutes.

The Boston Fleet visited the Toronto Sceptres and both teams showed that rivalries remain and games will be fiercely contested. In the first period at 3:01, Boston's captain Hilary Knight scored the first goal of the new season with Toronto's Noemi Neubauerova and Victoria Bach trapped on the penalty kill thanks to the new “No Escape “ rule.

The Toronto Sceptres’ third-period pressure finally paid off as they skated away with a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet Saturday in the PWHL home opener.

The Boston Fleet allowed two goals in the final two minutes to fall 3-1 to the Toronto Sceptres to kick off the second Professional Women’s Hockey League’s season Saturday.

Donning their new blue and gold jerseys, the Sceptres toppled last year’s Walter Cup finalists, with goals from Sarah Nurse, Hannah Miller and Emma Maltais

Watch the first game of the new Professional Women's Hockey League season as the Toronto Sceptres host the Boston Fleet on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET.

The Toronto Sceptres opened the 2024-25 season with a victory over the Boston Fleet on home ice on Saturday. And just like that, Season 2 of the PWHL is here. Emily Sadler has the full story from an energetic opener.

A late goal from the Toronto Sceptres propelled the hosts to a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet in the PWHL season opener. Hilary Knight took a late boarding call, and Toronto’s Hannah Miller capitalized on the power play with just 1:38 left in the third period to put Toronto up by a goal.