Tuesday, January 20, 2026 | 7 p.m. ET | Prudential Center
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Andrew Luftglass (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Abby Labar (Reporter)
OTTAWA CHARGE
3-4-0-6 | 17 PTS | 5TH PLACE (TIED)
Top Scorer: Brianne Jenner – 13 GP, 7-5-12 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 L at MTL on Jan. 13
NEW YORK SIRENS
7-0-1-5 | 22 PTS | 2ND PLACE
Top Scorer: Kristýna Kaltounková – 13 GP, 8-0-8 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 W vs. MTL (Washington, D.C.) on Jan. 18
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: NEW YORK LEADS 3-0 IN POINTS (OTTAWA LEADS 18-15 IN POINTS ALL-TIME)
Nov. 22 at OTT: 4-0 NY | Jan. 20 at NY | Mar. 8 at NY | Apr. 18 at OTT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
New York came away with a 4-0 win when these teams met in Ottawa on Nov. 22, the season opener for both clubs. Four of the last five games between them have been decided by at least three goals. The Charge won all three games in regulation last season at Prudential Center.
The Charge saw their six-game winning streak (2-4-0-0) come to an end against Montréal on the road last Tuesday after a 2-1 defeat. Ottawa is 3-4-0-0 when scoring multiple goals this season and 0-0-0-6 when scoring one or zero.
Ronja Savolainen had zero points in her first six games of this season but has three goals and two assists in her last seven games, including her power play tally for Ottawa’s lone goal last Tuesday. She had two goals in 28 total games last season.
All three of Ottawa’s new players acquired Sunday in a trade with Vancouver are expected to be in the lineup for the first time as members of the Charge, including forwards Michela Cava and Brooke McQuigge and defender Emma Greco. As Goldeneyes, they have already played the Sirens three times this season with Cava producing one assist.
Cava and McQuigge were members of the 2025 Walter Cup Champion Frost, however neither player factored on the scoresheet in the four-game final against the Charge. Cava also won the Walter Cup in 2024 alongside Greco, with the defender playing last season with Boston where she recorded two of her three career assists against Ottawa.
McQuigge was roommates for four years with Charge defender Stephanie Markowski at Clarkson University. McQuigge’s older sister, Rachel, was a goaltender with Ottawa in 2024 and now studies law at Ottawa University and is a goalie and strength coach with the Ottawa 67’s girls hockey club. Her younger sister, Kirstyn, is in her first year as the Charge’s Hockey Operations Coordinator after completing her own five-year playing career at Clarkson. The family is originally from Bowmanville, ON, but had a cottage near Westport in the Ottawa region where they eventually moved.
Brooke Hobson returns to Prudential Center for the first time as a member of the Charge after spending her first two PWHL seasons with New York. The Saskatchewan native is one point shy of matching her 2024-25 total with the Sirens.
The Sirens beat the Victoire, 2-1, in a Takeover Tour game in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, their fifth win in their last six games (5-0-1-0). New York’s six-game point streak is the longest in team history and tied with the Charge for the longest of the current PWHL season.
This is New York’s third game in five days, their busiest stretch of the 2025-26 regular season. Excluding international breaks, Ottawa’s seven days between games matches their longest rest of the season. The Sirens have won three of six games at Prudential Center this season after winning four of 13 at the primary home venue in 2024-25.
Kristýna Kaltounková scored her eighth goal of the season in Sunday’s win over Montréal. The rookie forward, who has zero assists this season, is the first player in PWHL history whose first eight points of a season were all goals.
Kayle Osborne has been in net for 772:24 this season, nearly 40 minutes more than any other goaltender (Aerin Frankel – 734:27). Osborne totaled 567:57 of time in net across 10 games last season, winning just two of them. Her seven wins this season are second only to Frankel’s eight. She is also tied with Frankel for the league lead with three shutouts, with the first coming against the Charge on Nov. 22.
Taylor Girard scored a natural hat trick in the third period against the Charge in the season opener but will miss tonight’s contest serving the first of a four-game suspension for leaving the players’ bench to join an altercation at the end of Sunday’s game. She joined the team via trade on Jan. 21, 2025,
Maddi Wheeler assisted on all three of Girard’s goals in the season opener, accounting for half of the fourth-round pick’s six points this season (1G, 5A). The Sirens have 30 points from six different rookies this season, 10 more points than the next highest team (Boston, 20).
Sarah Fillier is on a five-game point streak in Sirens home games where she’s been in the lineup, including both of the team’s Takeover Tour games in Dallas and Washington, D.C. All six of her assists this season have been recorded in that stretch. Her only goal of the season was scored at Prudential Center, the game-winner in the Sirens home opener against Vancouver on Nov. 29.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“The three new players (Michela Cava, Brooke McQuigge and Emma Greco) coming in the lineup are going to give us another look. We will want to see them play first and see how they can infuse in our group. We’re going to want to maximize their skill sets into our lineup. Cava had an impact offensively and defensively in the two Minnesota Frost championships. McQuigge also was an impactful player last year. She’s a workhorse and has some size to her. She has a nose for the puck and likes to defend and can score goals. Greco will bring size and physicality. She’s mean in front of her own net. We’re excited to see how their own puzzle pieces fit inside of our bigger picture.” – Charge Head Coach Carla MacLeod
“We are coming off a strong effort in D.C. and it’s going to be important to get to that standard of play and reset the bar. Now, coming back home, the focus is to build off that energy, manage the game, and bring consistency in our details. We know Ottawa is a team with strong habits and they’re a disciplined group, so we’re going to look to stay the course, play to our identity and take advantage of the opportunities we earn.” – Sirens Head Coach Greg Fargo
TUESDAY’S GAME: New York welcomes Ottawa to Prudential Center for the first of two meetings here this regular season. Tonight marks the first bobblehead giveaway in PWHL history, celebrating Sirens captain Micah Zandee-Hart, available to the first 2,000 fans in attendance while quantities last. Fans can also enjoy several in-game activations throughout the night, including the Midea Sign Making Kiosk in Section 17, and the popular e.l.f. Dance Cam. Youth hockey teams will also take part in pregame festivities, serving as bench buddies on both the home and away benches. It’s the Sirens final home game before the Olympic break and Olympians from both teams will be recognized prior to puck drop. From New York, the list includes Team Canada’s Sarah Fillier, Kristin O’Neill and Kayle Osborne, Kristýna Kaltounková of Czechia, Nicole Vallario of Switzerland, Maja Nylén Persson of Sweden, and Assistant Coach Josh Sciba who will be behind the bench for Team USA. Ottawa’s Olympians include Team USA’s Rory Guilday and Gwyneth Philips, Canadians Emily Clark, Brianne Jenner and Jocelyne Larocque, Finland’s Sanni Ahola and Ronja Savolainen, and Czechia’s Kateřina Mrázová and Head Coach Carla MacLeod. A total of 61 PWHL players have been named to Olympic rosters, representing 30% of the league.