Sarah Wozniewicz gave Ottawa the lead, rookie Peyton Hemp scored her first goal and Gwyneth Philips posted her first shutout of the season as the Charge blanked Seattle 2-0 on Sunday despite the return of Torrent's captain Hilary Knight.
Sarah Wozniewicz gave Ottawa the lead, rookie Peyton Hemp scored her first goal and Gwyneth Philips posted her first shutout of the season as the Charge blanked Seattle 2-0 on Sunday despite the return of Torrent 's captain Hilary Knight.
Ottawa moved two points in front of the Toronto Sceptres for the fourth and final playoff spot with a match in hand and seven remaining in the regular season.Wozniewicz was in the right place to bang in a deflection after a shot by Kathryn Reilly hit the skate of a Seattle defender in front of the net at the 9:09 mark of the first period.Hemp gave the Charge a 2-0 lead when she scored with 1:23 left in the second period. Hemp collected six assists through her first 22 matches.Seattle began the third period on a two-minute power play after Ottawa forward Brianne Jenner was called for interference in the final second of the second. But Philips was up to the task, finishing with 25 saves.Corinne Schroeder totaled 27 saves for Seattle . She saved a penalty shot by Jenner with 13:58 left to play.Ottawa came in with a league-high 14 power-play goals but went 0 for 3 against Seattle. The Torrent came up empty on six tries with an extra skater.Seattle activated Knight from long-term injured reserve before the match. Knight had three goals and seven assists in 14 games before sustaining an injury at the Winter Olympics.The Charge beat the Torrent for a third straight time following a 4-1 loss in Seattle on Dec. 17.Ottawa had been the only team without a regulation victory away from its primary home this season.Ottawa: Hosts the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday.Seattle: Visits the New York Sirens on Saturday.Seattle Torrent cruise to 4-1 win over Sirens in PWHL Takeover Tour in ChicagoKraken acquire majority stake in Climate Pledge Arena, launch One Roof Sports & EntertainmentAerin Frankel makes 21 saves to shutout Seattle Torrent in 3-0 loss to FleetAlex Carpenter scores lone goal for Seattle Torrent in 4-1 loss to VictoireRaygan Kirk stops 33 shots as Seattle Torrent shutout 2-0 by SceptresTo get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter.Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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