Lexie Adzija scored the first short-handed goal of the season for the Seattle Torrent in the third period, securing a 6-4 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night in Seattle. This win halted a three-game losing streak for Seattle.
Seattle’s expansion team set a new franchise record for goals in a single game with six, matching the highest goal tally in the Professional Women’s Hockey League this season. The game witnessed a total of 10 goals, marking the highest-scoring PWHL match of the season. In a previous game on Jan. 11, Minnesota and Seattle combined for eight goals in the Frost’s 6-2 triumph.
Contributions from players like Jessie Eldridge, who scored a goal and provided two assists, and Hannah Bilka, with a goal and an assist, fueled Seattle’s success. Hilary Knight, Julia Gosling, and Megan Carter, a former Toronto player, also found the net for the Torrent. Carter’s goal, her first in the league and the first by a Seattle defender this season, extended the lead to 5-3 with 14:34 remaining in the game. Corinne Schroeder made 31 saves in goal for Seattle.
Megan Carter’s goal in the third period helped Seattle Torrent defeat Toronto Sceptres 6-4 in the highest-scoring PWHL game of the season.
For Toronto (4-1-3-6), goals came from Blayre Turnbull, Jesse Compher, Kali Flanagan, and Natalie Spooner. Turnbull opened the scoring just 78 seconds into the game, while Compher added another goal to give Toronto a 2-0 advantage in the early minutes. Flanagan netted her first goal of the season with 9:30 left in the second period, leveling the score at 3-3.
Upcoming Matches
Toronto Sceptres will face the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Thursday, while the Seattle Torrent is set to play the Vancouver Goldeneyes at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday as part of the PWHL’s Takeover Tour.
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