For fans of the NWHL, the Buffalo Beauts and New York (now Metropolitan) Riveters have provided five seasons of bitterly contested games. These tilts are just that - physical matchups that frequently go outside the rules and have ended in more suspensions than any other matchup in league history The rivalry hails back to the inaugural 2015-16 season, when the Beauts and Riveters slugged it out for last place in the regular season in an attempt to avoid the high-powered Boston Pride in the playoffs.
The teams first met on November 29, 2015; a game in which the Beauts come out on top - the organization’s first win in its history.