Saturday, November 29, 2025 | 12 p.m. ET | Prudential Center
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Eric Gallanty (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Abby Labar (Reporter)
VANCOUVER GOLDENEYES
0-1-0-1 | 2 PTS | 7TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Claire Thompson – 2 GP, 2-1-3 PTS
Last Game: 5-1 L at OTT on Nov. 26
NEW YORK SIRENS
1-0-0-1 | 3 PTS | 1ST PLACE (TIED)
Top Scorer: Taylor Girard – 2 GP, 3-0-3 PTS
Last Game: 4-0 L at MTL on Nov. 25
2025-26 HEAD-TO-HEAD SEASON SCHEDULE:
Nov. 29 at NY | Dec. 6 at VAN | Dec. 31 at NY | Mar. 18 at VAN
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Vancouver suffered their first ever defeat Wednesday, in their first ever road game, 5-1, at Ottawa. The Goldeneyes have scored four of their five goals in the third period or overtime this season.
Claire Thompson has scored a goal in each of the Goldeneyes’ first two games this season. It is the first time in her career with a goal in back-to-back games. Her only longer career point streak was a five-game stretch (1G, 8A) in December and January last season for Minnesota.
Michela Cava assisted on Thompson’s power play goal Wednesday. The two were teammates in Minnesota last season but only combined on two goals together (both of which were Thompson assists to Cava power play goals).
Michelle Karvinen, Vancouver’s first-round pick in June’s draft, picked up an assist on Wednesday to become the fourth player in PWHL history to record their first career point at age 35 or older. The first three were Gigi Marvin (BOS), Ann-Sophie Bettez (MTL) and Jocelyne Larocque (TOR) in Season One.
Anna Segedi, who made her PWHL debut for Vancouver on Wednesday, played her NCAA career at St. Lawrence University and finished second in Saints scoring her freshman season, behind Sirens forward Kayla Vespa.
Goldeneyes rookies Katie Chan and Darcie Lappan and New Hartford, NY, native Sydney Bard played together at Colgate University in 2021-22 for New York Head Coach Greg Fargo and alongside Sirens forward Kristýna Kaltounková, defender Allyson Simpson and goaltender Kayle Osborne.
Vancouver GM Cara Gardner Morey returns to New Jersey, not far from Princeton University, where she spent 14 seasons with the women’s hockey program including eight as Head Coach. Thompson and Sirens star forward Sarah Fillier are among the many players she helped develop during her Tigers tenure.
New York beat Toronto, 4-2, in the team’s 2024-25 home opener on Dec. 18 at Prudential Center. It turned out to be the season’s first and only regulation win at their primary home venue, going on to post a 1-3-1-8 record at ‘The Rock’.
The Sirens opened on the road for the third straight season and were shut out in their last game, 4-0, Tuesday in Montréal. It matches the Sirens’ largest shutout loss in team history. The other was Feb. 12 last season against Boston, the Sirens’ only shutout loss of 2024-25.
Fillier recorded her seventh multi-point performance (1G, 1A) of her rookie season in her last game at Prudential Center on May 3. She recorded seven shots on goal Tuesday, which set a career high, and matches the most shots on goal in a game in Sirens history (eighth time). Taylor Girard also had seven shots with a hat trick in the Sirens’ season opener.
Casey O’Brien won 17 of her 24 faceoffs on Tuesday. She is the third Sirens player to ever win 17 faceoffs in a game, joining Alex Carpenter (five times) and Abby Roque (once). Saturday marks a hometown debut for the third overall pick and 2025 Patty Kazmaier Award recipient who began playing hockey for the New York City Cyclones before moving to Milton, MA.
Sirens fans will get their first home look at the team’s 2025 draft class, which has featured a league-high five rookie forwards in the lineup for the season’s first two games. The group includes first-round picks Kaltounková and O’Brien, second-round pick Anne Cherkowski, fourth-round pick Maddi Wheeler and fifth-round pick Anna Bargman.
Gabby Rosenthal, who recorded four points (1G, 3A) in 29 games with the Sirens last season, returns to New York for the first time as a member of the Goldeneyes. She has one goal in two games so far with Vancouver.
This marks the 35th matchup for New York against a Canadian opponent all-time, with the Sirens holding an 8-4-3-19 record overall in such games.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“We just want to go out humble, and obviously we have some things we need to clear up from the last game. Every game is an opportunity to get better. We are looking forward to bouncing back and get back to our way of playing, so are super excited for Saturday.” – Goldeneyes forward Michelle Karvinen
“We’re thrilled to open our season at home in front of our fans. The Prudential Center is home, and there’s a real excitement in our room about bringing the new version of the New York Sirens to our crowd. Our group has worked hard to build an identity that’s tenacious, aggressive, and connected. We can’t wait for our fans to see it - this is a team they’re going to enjoy watching.” – Sirens Head Coach Greg Fargo
SATURDAY’S GAME: New York welcomes its fans back to Prudential Center to launch the home schedule against the expansion Vancouver Goldeneyes who make their first-ever PWHL trip over the border. It’s one of six afternoon games on the Sirens’ home schedule this season, with no shortage of activations to get fans of all ages excited for puck drop. The popular bracelet making station returns to the concourse along with a sign making station presented by Midea. Fans won’t want to miss the pre-game ceremony highlighted by full player introductions of the 2025-25 Sirens roster.