Ottawa Charge Open Walter Cup Semifinal Series Against Boston Fleet
The ottawa charge open the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup semifinal series against the Boston Fleet on Thursday at Tsongas Center, starting Game 1 at 7 p.m. ET. It is a best-of-five series between the teams that finished second and fourth in the regular season.
Jenner and Boston’s top line
Brianne Jenner enters as Ottawa’s top scorer with 26 points in 30 games, including 12 goals and 14 assists. She also put up four points in the season series against Boston, giving Ottawa a clear attacking reference point as the playoff round begins.
Boston’s offense was led by Jessie Eldridge, who finished with 14 goals, nine assists and 23 points in 30 games. Megan Keller added 22 points, including seven goals and 15 assists, and tied the PWHL single-season record for points by a defender.
Ottawa’s edge in overtime
Ottawa took the season series 7-5 in points and won three of the four meetings between the clubs. Every game between them in 2025-26 went beyond regulation, including Ottawa’s 2-1 overtime win in Boston on April 22.
That pattern fits Ottawa’s season profile. Its six overtime wins are the most by a team in a PWHL regular season, while Boston went 4-0 in overtime games during its only previous playoff appearance. The teams are tied 33-33 in cumulative head-to-head scoring, and Boston holds a 4-3 edge in regulation wins across their all-time series.
Boston and Ottawa records
Boston finished the regular season with 62 points and a 16-5-4-5 record, while Ottawa closed at 44 points and a 9-8-1-12 mark. The gap in the standings does not change the shape of this matchup much, because the two clubs separated by 18 points still spent the season squeezing every game into overtime or a shootout.
Neither team has ever lost Game 1 in any series. Boston reached the Walter Cup Finals in 2024 before losing to Minnesota, and Ottawa did the same in 2025. For the Charge, the opener at Tsongas Center is the first chance to turn a tight season series into a playoff edge.
