Friday, February 27, 2026 | 7 p.m. PT | Climate Pledge Arena
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David Korzeniowski (Play-by-Play), Alison Lukan (Analyst), Piper Shaw (Reporter)
TORONTO SCEPTRES
4-1-3-8 | 17 PTS | 7TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Daryl Watts – 15 GP, 6-5-11 PTS
Last Game: 3-0 L at MTL on Jan. 28
SEATTLE TORRENT
4-1-2-7 | 16 PTS | 8TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Julia Gosling – 14 GP, 6-6-12 PTS
Last Game: 4-2 L at OTT on Jan. 28
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: SEATTLE LEADS 5-1 IN POINTS
Jan. 3 at TOR (HAMILTON): 3-2 SEA (SO) | Jan. 20 at SEA: 6-4 SEA | Feb. 27 at SEA | Mar. 15 at TOR
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Sceptres had nine players compete in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, tied with the Victoire for the most in the PWHL. Toronto had the highest representation on Team Canada with six silver medalists in Renata Fast, Emma Maltais, Ella Shelton, Natalie Spooner, Blayre Turnbull and Daryl Watts. They also had the most PWHL players on Sweden with two in Sara Hjalmarsson and Swedish captain Anna Kjellbin, and the only player on Italy in Kristin Della Rovere who set an Italian tournament record with four points.
Watts led Canada in her Olympic debut with eight points (2G, 6A) and also leads Toronto in points this season with 11(6G, 5A), something she also did in the 2024-25 season (27 points). Two of her three multi-point performances this season have come against the Torrent, including two assists on Jan. 20 in the team’s first visit to the west coast, and she leads the season series with four points (1G, 3A) in two games.
Seattle scored a 6-4 victory over the Sceptres when the teams played at Climate Pledge Arena last month. The six goals are the most scored by either expansion team this season and are tied for the most ever allowed in a regular-season game by Toronto (against Minnesota on Dec. 7, 2024).
The Sceptres are winless in four straight road games, however each of the last four games in which Toronto scored at least four goals have come on U.S. ice. They were at Boston (Mar. 26), Minnesota (five, May 11 in playoffs), New York (Dec. 21) and Seattle (Jan. 20).
Maltais, after disappointingly being unable to bring her planned walk-in outfits to the Olympics, was the head outfit creator for Hockey Canada, helping design unique outfits for the team to wear to their games from their lululemon kit.
Shelton and her family gave maple syrup from their Shelwood Farms to those at the Olympics. CBC’s Ariel Helwani took shots of the family’s maple syrup with the Canadian medalists he interviewed.
Allie Munroe and Kali Flanagan hosted a Super Bowl watch party and the majority of Sceptres players picked the winning Seattle Seahawks by a vote of 12-10 before the Olympic break.
The Torrent welcome back their six Olympians, including four U.S. gold medalists in Cayla Barnes, Hannah Bilka, Alex Carpenter and captain Hilary Knight. The only other PWHL team with more U.S. Olympians is the Frost (6). Seattle is one of three teams, along with Montréal and Ottawa, to have players from both teams in the gold medal game, with Canadian silver medalist Julia Gosling. Defender Aneta Tejralová served as captain for Czechia.
Knight set all-time U.S. Olympic records for goals (15) and points (33) with her game-tying tally in the gold medal final. She also tied the all-time Olympic women’s hockey record for career games played (29) and is one of only four hockey players to win five Olympic medals.
Bilka tied for the tournament lead with four goals and tied for fourth in U.S. scoring with seven points. She was named a Tournament All-Star in her first Olympics.
Carpenter is tied for fifth in all-time U.S. Olympic scoring with 18 career points. The Torrent alternate captain had two assists on Jan. 20 against the Sceptres and has 12 points in 13 career games against Toronto. She is just two assists shy of 30 for her career, a mark reached by only three PWHL players.
Gosling led the Olympic tournament with three power play goals in Milan and tied for third in Canadian scoring with five points. She has produced offensively in both games this season against her former Sceptres (1G, 1A).
Jessie Eldridge is riding a three-game goal streak and notched her third game of the season with both a goal and an assist before the break. All three of those were in January – all other Torrent players combined have had one such game since New Year’s Day (Bilka). She is two points shy of 50 for her career, a mark reached by eight other players in league history.
All four of Seattle’s regulation wins have come at Climate Pledge Arena with three of those coming against Canadian teams (Ottawa, Montréal, Toronto). Five of the Torrent’s six power-play goals (83.3%) have also come at home.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“We are very excited to get back to games here. We are very proud of all our teammates and staff who represented their countries, but we’re happy they’re back with the Sceptres. We have a lot of belief in our room for what we can accomplish in this second half. We are looking to come out strong and carry that momentum into the rest of our season.” - Sceptres forward Maggie Connors
“We cannot wait to get back on the ice at Climate Pledge Arena in front of our amazing fans. Their energy is something we talk about constantly — it lifts our bench, it drives our compete level, and it makes Seattle such a special place to play. We’ve missed that connection. The break gave us an opportunity to recharge, and we were incredibly proud watching our teammates represent their countries on the Olympic stage. We’re looking forward to our fans welcoming our Olympians home with the ovation they deserve and to building momentum together as we push into the second half.” – Torrent Head Coach Steve O’Rourke
FRIDAY’S GAME: It’s the first game back from the Olympic break for both teams and the second and final time this regular season where Seattle will host Toronto. Fans will join the league in celebrating the PWHL’s 61 Olympians who will be honored before tonight’s puck drop. On Wednesday afternoon, the Torrent hosted a celebratory press conference for the team’s Olympic gold medalists at the Seattle Space Needle, with special guests including U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe. The last time the Torrent played on a Friday at Climate Pledge Arena was the team’s inaugural home opener on Nov. 28, setting a PWHL primary venue record with 16,014 fans, with another big crowd anticipated tonight. Once the doors open at 5:30, fans can visit ‘The Lair’ to shop for the newly launched Seattle Torrent x Peace Collective Collection, available exclusively in venue.