Saturday, November 22, 2025 | 7 p.m. ET | TD Place
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Daniella Ponticelli (Play-by-Play), Saroya Tinker (Analyst), Claire Hanna (Reporter)
NEW YORK SIRENS
2024:25: 8-4-5-13 | 37 PTS | 6TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Sarah Fillier – 30 GP, 13-16-29 PTS
Preseason Scrimmages: 5-2 L vs MIN | 6-2 W vs MIN
OTTAWA CHARGE
2024-25: 12-2-4-12 | 44 PTS | 4TH PLACE
Top Scorer (Returning): Emily Clark – 30 GP, 9-10-19 PTS
Preseason Scrimmages: 3-2 OTL vs TOR | 3-0 L vs TOR
2024-25 SEASON SERIES: OTTAWA WON 11-7 IN POINTS (OTT WON 7-5 IN 2024)
Dec. 29 at NY: 3-1 OTT | Jan. 7 at NY: 3-2 OTT | Jan. 27 at OTT: 3-0 NY | Feb. 26 at OTT: 5-4 OTT (OT) | Mar. 22 at NY: 5-2 OTT | Mar. 25 at OTT: 6-3 NY
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Ottawa opens the season at home for the first time since the inaugural season after going 3-1-0-2 against New York in 2024-25, though both of the Sirens’ wins came in Ottawa, including a 6-3 win in their final meeting. The six goals in that game are a team record for the Sirens. This is the third straight season New York starts on the road, winning both previous openers.
The Sirens are the only team to miss the playoffs in both PWHL seasons, finishing in sixth place in each. They got off to a much better start last season, winning seven of their first 12 (4-3-1-4). It took them 19 games to reach seven wins in 2024 (3-4-3-9).
New York led the PWHL with 28.8 shots on goal per game last season but also allowed the second most (28.7). Ottawa’s 26.3 SOG per game were second fewest behind Boston (25.0).
Sarah Fillier’s 29 points (13 goals, 16 assists) were tied with Hilary Knight for the PWHL lead last season. The Rookie of the Year was also the only player in the league to score five power-play goals. She scored four goals (including one PPG) and two assists in her six games against Ottawa last season.
Kristýna Kaltounková, the first overall pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft, headlines New York’s league-high nine rookies. She will debut alongside fellow draft picks Casey O’Brien (3rd overall), Anne Cherkowski (Rd 2), Maddi Wheeler (Rd 4) and Anna Bargman (Rd 5), all at forward.
Jincy Roese will make her Sirens debut in Ottawa where she played two seasons and led all Charge defenders in scoring with 14 points in 27 games in 2024-25 before being limited to just one playoff game due to injury. The American surprised fans when she sang the Canadian National Anthem prior to a home game on Apr. 26. The Charge will recognize her time in Ottawa with a tribute video during the first period.
Kayle Osborne, who hails from nearby Westport, is New York’s only returning netminder after a rookie season where she made 10 appearances. Both of her wins came in Ottawa, including her first career shutout with 31 saves on Jan. 27.
Prior to the season, six players from both teams competed in the Rivalry Series, including New York’s Fillier, Osborne, Kristin O’Neill and Micah Zandee-Hart for Canada. Ottawa’s Rory Guilday and Gwyneth Philips represented the U.S.
After missing the playoffs in the PWHL’s first season, the Charge tied for the league lead with 12 regulation wins in the 2024-25 regular season, and advanced to the PWHL Walter Cup Finals. Ottawa scored first in 18 games last season, tied for most in the PWHL (Minnesota). They won six of their 13 regular-season games last season at TD Place.
Ottawa played the fewest overtime games last regular season with six, including their opener and final game to clinch their first playoff berth on a goal by Kateřina Mrázová. Five of their eight playoff games were decided in OT, including all four in the Finals against Minnesota. Emily Clark, the team’s top playoff scorer, was the hero in Game 1 of the series at home.
Clark developed chemistry playing alongside Gabbie Hughes and Mannon McMahon during the Charge’s playoff run, with the trio combining for nine of the team’s 33 points. Despite all of the offseason movement, this line expects to remain intact.
Philips was named Playoff MVP last season despite Ottawa’s loss in the Finals, with a sparkling 1.23 GAA and .952 SV%. In the last 38 years, there have only been two NHL players to win the Conn Smythe Trophy in a losing effort — goaltender Jean-Sébastien Giguère in 2003 and Connor McDavid in 2024.
Jocelyne Larocque led all Charge defenders in playoff scoring with four points (one goal, three assists) and was recently appointed as an alternate captain, forming a veteran leadership group with Clark (A) and captain Brianne Jenner.
Guilday, the team’s first-round pick in 2025, will make her pro debut in a lineup that includes rookie forwards Peyton Hemp, Fanuza Kadirova, Sarah Wozniewicz and backup goaltender Sanni Ahola. Kadirova (RUS) and Ahola (FIN) are among the league-high seven international players on the Charge roster.
Last night, Larocque, Hughes and Hemp crossed the Ottawa river to visit some of the 73 teams participating in the 10th annual Tournoi de l’Association de Hockey de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, the province’s second largest girls’ hockey tournament. They signed autographs, visited dressing rooms and participated in the ceremonial face-off. One parent proudly said that his daughter started playing hockey after being inspired by former Charge goalie Emerance Maschmeyer who had dropped the puck at the tournament two years ago.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I'm feeling super excited going into tonight’s game. I feel very grateful to be a part of the Sirens family and start this new journey with them. It also being my first game back in Ottawa excites me and is something really special. I didn’t get to finish out last season, so it's exciting that I get to feel the energy of the Charge fans again in my first game back — a great place to play a hockey game.” – Sirens defender Jincy Roese
“We’ve come together as a team really well so far. Obviously, you don’t have time to figure things out in this league with the amount of games that we play. You’ve got to come out of the gate hot and that is our goal. We will be learning from each period and each game early on in the season. We will tweak some things as we always do, but we want to come out and establish our game early.” – Charge captain Brianne Jenner
SATURDAY’S GAME: Action returns to Ottawa’s TD Place for the first time since the PWHL Walter Cup Finals. The home opener, presented by Canadian Tire, will have every seat in the house covered with Rally Towels to mark the occasion and get the building ‘charged’ up. On the concourse, fans can check out the popular Canadian Tire poster station outside of Section 25, and brand-new Charge merchandise will be available near Gate 3. Hollywood Light Up Letters and face painting will be stationed at Gate 2. The game’s opening ceremonies will feature full Charge player introductions and National Anthems sung by Allegra Nocita. Special guests from Ottawa’s sports scene include members of the CFL’s Ottawa REDBLACKS and Ottawa Atlético, recently crowned champions of the Canadian Premier Soccer League, to be honored by the Charge. Some members of the Ottawa Rapid FC, including team captain Desiree Scott, will also receive a salute in recognition of her retirement from professional soccer after leading her team to the Northern Super League semifinal.