Susanna Tapani’s OT winner lifts Fleet past Charge 3-2 to stop late rally [Video]

Susanna Tapani scored on a breakaway with just 47 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Boston Fleet a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Charge in Professional Women’s Hockey League action on Thursday night.

The Charge dominated play in the overtime period but Tapani broke free in her own end and outskated Ottawa’s defenders before beating Emerance Maschmeyer.

Tereza Vanisova tied the game for the Charge with 2.9 seconds left in the third period after Ronja Savolainen scored the first Charge goal. That came at 16:37 of the third period to cut the Fleet lead to 2-1.

There were some other fireworks in the third period. With eight minutes to play in the game, the fists were flying and several punches landed between Vanisova and Boston’s Jill Saulnier, but at the end of the battle, the combatants were handed just a roughing minor each.

Theresa Schafzahl and Alina Muller scored …