Brandt’s second wins it in OT

Hannah Brandt scored two goals, including the winner 1:48 into overtime, and PWHL Boston beat New York, 3-2, on Sunday in Lowell.

The visitors were looking for their third victory in as many tries against Boston and at Tsongas Center, where Boston was just 2-4-2 entering Sunday. Brandt kept that from happening, sparking an extra-session two-on-one when she stole Jade Downie-Landry’s cross-ice pass.

Brandt left a drop pass for Jamie Lee Rattray, whose shot went over a sprawling Micah ZandeeHart and was stopped by New York goalie Abigail Levy. Brandt was alone on the doorstep, however, and quickly slotted the rebound home to the delight of the announced 4,607.

Boston (7-6-2) had all five shots in the overtime, and a 46-23 advantage for the game. Levy had a season-high 43 saves for league-worst New York (6-7-3).

The win gave Boston, sitting in the fourth and final playoff spot, some breathing room with 20 points. (Ottawa has 20 points, but has played one game more.) New York, which has lost five in a row, has 17.

Brandt gave Boston the lead only 3:57 in, firing from behind the goal line and banking in her third of the season off Levy’s back. Yet despite Boston holding a 27-9 edge in shots midway through the second, Levy kept it a one-goal game, helping kill off three Boston power plays.

New York then took the lead with two goals in 2:07 late in the period. Elizabeth Giguère got her first with a nice move across the top of the crease before turning and lifting the puck over Emma Söderberg at 16:21. Jaime Bourbonnais got her third at 18:28, a slap shot from the point that made it through traffic.

Söderberg made 21 saves in her first start since Feb. 14, though she played the third period of Wednesday’s loss at Toronto in relief of Aerin Frankel, who’d started six straight.

Sophie Shirley tied it at 2 at 5:22 of the third, finding space in the left circle and snapping one past Levy.