After the Ottawa Charge shutout the Toronto Sceptres in their final regular season game to make the Walter Cup playoffs, the team will now set their sights on the Boston Fleet, as they try to return to the Finals.
After the Goldeneyes squandered a two-goal lead in the third period, Sophie Jaques came up clutch with the game-winning goal in overtime for Vancouver. Jennifer Gardiner, Sarah Nurse and Hannah Miller all scored for Vancouver and Emerance Maschmeyer had 28 saves.
The Montreal Victoire clinched first place in the PWHL and their choice of Walter Cup semifinals opponent after they beat the Seattle Torrent in a shootout on Saturday.
The Charge got a key second-period goal from Fanuza Kadirova and a 41-save shutout from 2025 lana Kloss PWHL Playoffs MVP Gwyneth Philips as they punched their ticket to return to the Walter Cup Playoffs. The Sceptres' season ends with Toronto in fifth place and out of the playoffs.
Cousins Nicole and Julia Gosling have lots of experience playing both with and against each other, but interviewing each other was new.
The PWHL heads into a crucial final weekend of the regular season with the final playoff spot and No. 1 seed still undecided. Here's a closer look at what lies ahead in another edition of Folgers Bold Moves.
Brianne Jenner scored with 1:14 left in overtime, Rebecca Leslie also scored a goal, and the Charge beat the Fleet on Wednesday night. Ottawa needs one point in the regular-season finale against Toronto to clinch the fourth and final playoff spot.
Tereza Vanisova scored and contributed a pair of assists, and the Goldeneyes held on for a win over the Victoire on Tuesday. Sarah Nurse tallied her eighth goal of the season, Ashton Bell added a power-play marker midway through the second and Claire Thompson rounded out the scoring for Vancouver.
Allyson Simpson scored the game-winning goal with 2:16 left in overtime as the Sirens played spoiler in defeating the Sceptres. Kayle Osborne stopped 21 shots for New York, which was eliminated from playoff contention despite the victory. Toronto remains two points behind the Charge for the final playoff spot.
Savannah Harmon scored her third early in this one, and while Daryl Watts' 10th goal of the season was the insurance marker late in the third, Toronto didn't need it because Raygan Kirk turned away all 24 shots she faced for the shutout as the Sceptres blank the Frost.
After Paetyn Levis opened the scoring for the Sirens, it was all Charge in this one. Rebecca Leslie scored her 13th of the season, tying her for the league lead, while Brianne Jenner picked up a goal and an assist in the win.
Jenn Gardiner scored the last of her PWHL single-game record four goals 52 seconds into overtime to help the Goldeneyes beat Seattle to sweep the regular-season series with the Torrent. Vancouver, which needed to win in regulation, was eliminated from playoff contention.
Vancouver Goldeneye Claire Thompson has completed a couple of years of medical school and because of that, she’s often asked for diagnoses. Just like on the ice, Thompson has proven her teammates she can be relied upon, even if she's not officially a doctor.
The Fleet erased the Victoire's two-goal lead to force overtime, but Nicole Gosling scored on the power play in the extra frame to help Montreal secure the victory.
Denisa Křížová, Maja Nylén Persson and Casey O’Brien scored three straight goals in the third period to help the Sirens rally past the Sceptres on Wednesday night. New York and Toronto are tied for fifth place in the PWHL standings with 34 points apiece, trailing Ottawa’s 36 for the final playoff spot.
Jessie Eldridge scored two goals and added an assist, Alina Müller had a goal and a pair of helpers, and the Fleet edged the Frost on Wednesday night. Boston moved within one point of first-place Montreal, with the two teams set to face each other on Friday.
Brianne Jenner and Sarah Wozniewicz both scored as the Charge shut out the Sceptres in a feisty battle on Saturday. Gwyneth Philips had 42 saves for Ottawa in the win.
Lina Ljungblom scored a goal in the third period, Ann-Renée Desbiens made 20 saves for her seventh shutout of the season, and the Victoire blanked the Fleet in a battle between the top two teams in the PWHL. Montreal has won six games in a row and leads the league with 58 points.
It took until the 26th game of the season but thanks to a Natalie Snodgrass power-play goal, the Torrent picked up their first regulation road win Wednesday night, beating the Charge 5-3. Snodgrass scored from the top circle with 1:21 remaining in regulation, and Cayla Barnes added an empty-netter to seal the win just over a minute later.
In the final Takeover Tour game of the 2025-26 PWHL season, Boston dominated Vancouver in Edmonton, hanging five on the Goldeneyes. Jesse Eldridge had two goals in the matchup.
Three second period goals spurred the Montreal Victoire to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Torrent in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday.
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