Fillier's Hat Trick The Difference In Sirens' Comeback Win
The New York Sirens trailed the Minnesota Frost 3-1 with less than eight minutes to go in the game. Then Sarah Fillier took over the game and won it for the Sirens with her hat trick overtime goal.
For the first 52 minutes of the game, it looked like the New York Sirens were about to kiss their playoff hopes goodbye. Sarah Fillier, however, had other plans for her Sirens. Fillier scored three unanswered goals, including the overtime winner to erase a two-goal deficit and lift the Sirens to a 4-3 overtime win.
To open the game, Taylor Heise scored only 16 seconds in, with Britta Curl-Salamme and Lee Stecklein assisting. Heise and Curl-Salemme are part of a dynamic Minnesota offense who have scored more goals this season than any other team, and also include the top three scorers in the league, a list that also includes Kelly Pannek, and prior to her injury also included Kendall Coyne Schofield. Maddi Wheeler scored for the Sirens to tie the game in the first.
In the second however, Minnesota scored the only goal of the middle frame as Grace Zumwinkle capitalized on the power play. Only 44 seconds into the third period, Zumwinkle struck again to give Minnesota a 3-1 lead. The Frost held that lead until with 7:40 to go in the game, Sarah Fillier grabbed a puck and broke in alone beating Maddie Rooney on the backhand.
Only 14 seconds later, Fillier scored again to tied the game at 3-3. Then, in overtime, Fillier finished the game, and her hat trick off, scoring the overtime winner.