Wednesday, April 8, 2026 | 7 p.m. ET | TD Place
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Kenzie Lalonde (Play-by-Play), Cheryl Pounder (Analyst), Rob Pizzo (Reporter)
SEATTLE TORRENT
6-1-3-15 | 23 PTS | 8TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Alex Carpenter – 25 GP, 10-7-17 PTS
Last Game: 4-1 L at MTL on Apr. 7
OTTAWA CHARGE
6-7-1-11 | 33 PTS | 5TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Rebecca Leslie – 25 GP, 12-7-19 PTS
Last Game: 3-0 L vs. MTL on Apr. 3
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: OTTAWA LEADS 9-3 IN POINTS
Dec. 17 at SEA: 4-1 SEA | Jan. 28 at OTT: 4-2 OTT | Mar. 4 at OTT: 4-3 OTT | Mar. 29 at SEA: 2-0 OTT | Apr. 8 at OTT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Seattle must win in regulation to remain in playoff contention, with any other outcome against Ottawa resulting in their elimination. The Torrent won the first game between these teams, earning a 4-1 win at home, but they have scored five total goals across the other three games, losing each one in regulation (outscored 10-5 in those three games). Their three-game losing streak began with a 2-0 home loss to the Charge on Mar. 29 with just two goals in two road games since.
Five of Seattle’s nine goals this season against Ottawa have been scored on the power play (5-for-16 overall, 31.3%). The Torrent have scored five power-play goals against all of their other opponents combined (5-for-53, 9.4%).
This is the first time Seattle will play consecutive nights after falling to Montréal in regulation on Tuesday. Of the three other teams to play back-to-back games this season, Ottawa is the only team to lose both in regulation Dec. 16-17 in Vancouver and Seattle. Boston earned an overtime win in their first of a two-game sequence in March and Minnesota an overtime loss in their second of two consecutive games in January.
Theresa Schafzahl scored the Torrent’s lone goal Tuesday and has five points in six games with the team (2G, 3A) after registering six points in 19 games with the Fleet (2G, 4A).
Alex Carpenter has 15 points (8G, 7A) in her career against Ottawa, her most against any team and two more than any other player in PWHL history. Her eight goals are also the most by any player against the Charge. The Torrent alternate captain has four multi-goal games in her career, and two have come against Ottawa, including one this season (Dec. 17).
Danielle Serdachny has a career high with 12 points (4G, 8A) for Seattle, surpassing her eight points (2G, 6A) as an Ottawa rookie. Aneta Tejralová leads Torrent defenders with six points (1G, 5A) in 18 games, the same points-per-game average she registered with the Charge in 2024-25. Natalie Snodgrass’ three points is one more than she had with Ottawa last season.
Julia Gosling has four points in the season series with a pair of multi-point performances, including two assists at TD Place on Mar. 4. She has not scored a goal in 13 games despite a team-high 42 shots on goal in that time. Captain Hilary Knight scored her last PWHL goal in Ottawa back on Jan. 28.
Ottawa returns to TD Place for the first time since Mar. 4 when they defeated Seattle, 4-3. They went 1-2-0-4 in their next seven games away from their primary home venue, with the only regulation win in Seattle. The Charge have won six of nine games at TD Place this season; the same number recorded in 13 games in 2024-25. Only Montréal (10) and Minnesota (7) have more wins at a single home venue this season.
The Charge were shut out by the Victoire, 3-0, at Canadian Tire Centre Friday, setting a home attendance record with 17,114 fans. It was the 11th game in which Ottawa did not score multiple goals, third most in the league behind Seattle (12) and Vancouver (14). Ottawa is 0-1-0-10 in such games, with the lone win via shootout against Boston in Halifax on Jan. 11 (2-1).
In the first three meetings between these teams, Fanuza Kadirova (3), Rebecca Leslie (3) and Emily Clark (2) scored eight of Ottawa’s nine goals. However, none of that trio found the scoresheet in the most recent meeting on Mar. 29, when rookies Sarah Wozniewicz and Peyton Hemp scored and Gwyneth Philips posted her first shutout of the season.
Brianne Jenner needs one goal to become the first player in Ottawa team history to record 10 goals and 10 assists in a single season. Only three Minnesota players have already accomplished the feat this season (Kelly Pannek, Taylor Heise, Kendall Coyne Schofield). The Charge captain’s last point was an assist on Leslie’s overtime goal in Winnipeg, with the dynamic duo held pointless in their last three games.
Ottawa (72.2%) and Seattle (71.7%) have the lowest goals scored at even strength. They are the only teams allowing more than 30 shots on goal per game and have conceded the most third period goals against (Seattle 33, Ottawa 25).
Finnish National Team members Ronja Savolainen and Sanni Ahola have their families in town this week. The Savolainens attended their first NHL game on Sunday, and both families made maple syrup at a local family sugar shack on Monday in Embrun, joined by Finnish assistant coach Juuso Toivola.
Haley Irwin will serve as Interim Head Coach for a second game this season while Carla MacLeod continues her breast cancer treatments. Irwin’s first game leading the bench was Dec. 2, a 5-1 loss to the Frost at TD Place.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“I like how our group competed in the first 20 minutes yesterday, and we’ll need to bring that effort into tonight’s game against a strong and physical team. Some errors cost us pucks in the back of our net against Montréal, so we’ll focus on sharpening those details and making the right decisions. We put games behind us, address what needs to be addressed, move on, and the next day we just look to get better and continue to improve where we come up short.” – Torrent Head Coach Steve O’Rourke
“In a long season, there’s always different emotions that come up, and obviously this is one of them, as playing without our head coach (Carla MacLeod) is different than those that we're used to. It's fair to say that there is added emotion with this latest news because she's part of our family and we care a lot about her. The best thing that we can do for our preparation is to let her know that we are behind her and we’re going to do our business at the rink, so hopefully we've got more games to play when she comes back.”– Charge Captain Brianne Jenner
WEDNESDAY’S GAME: It’s the fifth and final game of the season series with the Charge hosting the Torrent for the third time, more than any other visiting opponent, in the team’s first game at TD Place in 35 days. It’s the first of three remaining Ottawa home games and Seattle’s second to last road game before a trip to Vancouver and three home games to close out their inaugural regular season. Tonight’s game is presented by Barbie™ and the first 6,000 fans through the doors will receive an exclusive Barbie™ x Charge Belt Bag, while quantities last. The game will feature a Barbie Dance Cam segment in a first period break, and a Barbie lookalike contest during a third period break. Fans can welcome the team back to TD Place and show their creativity with the popular Canadian Tire ‘My Team. My Sign’ poster station behind Section 25. The Charge are proud to host a wedding reception at tonight’s game celebrating Season Ticket Members Alyson Prince and Danielle Xie. The couple met while working at TD Place and got engaged at the venue during their final shift in November. They will be married at City Hall before the game and will celebrate for the first time as newlyweds in the lower Barbershop while cheering on the Charge. As part of the PWHL’s ongoing community engagement, young athletes from the PWHL Mentorship Program, developed in partnership with Strong Girls United and made possible with support from Kyndryl, Founding Partner of the program, will be in attendance for a shared live-game experience paired with meaningful mentorship. The experience is designed to celebrate mentorship, foster leadership, and inspire the next generation of women in sport by connecting young girls with role models both on and off the ice. Mentees will participate in a post-game meet-and-greet with their Charge Athlete Mentors, including Gabbie Hughes, Rebecca Leslie, Gwyneth Philips and Alexa Vasko, offering an opportunity for conversation, relationship-building, and exposure to career pathways both within and beyond sports. Allegra Nocita will perform tonight’s national anthems.