Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 7 p.m. ET | TD Place
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Daniella Ponticelli (Play-by-Play), Becky Kellar (Analyst), Rob Pizzo (Reporter)
SEATTLE TORRENT
4-1-2-6 | 16 PTS | 8TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Julia Gosling – 13 GP, 6-6-12 PTS
Last Game: 3-1 L vs. VAN (in Denver) on Jan. 25
OTTAWA CHARGE
3-5-0-7 | 19 PTS | 5TH PLACE (TIED)
Top Scorer: Brianne Jenner – 15 GP, 8-6-14 PTS
Last Game: 3-1 L at MTL on Jan. 24
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: SEATTLE LEADS 3-0 IN POINTS
Dec. 17 at SEA: 4-1 SEA | Jan. 28 at OTT | Mar. 4 at OTT | Mar. 29 at SEA | Apr. 8 at OTT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
This is the second meeting between the Torrent and Charge after the Torrent won, 4-1, in Seattle last month. Seattle’s only road win in team history came in Ontario earlier this month – a 3-2 shootout win in Hamilton against the Sceptres.
The Torrent’s 4-1 victory against the Charge in December stands as their largest victory this season. The Torrent have scored four or more goals twice this season, both at home against the PWHL’s two Ontario teams. Four of the Torrent’s five wins this season (including OTW/SOW) have come against the Canadian teams.
Alex Carpenter scored a pair of goals against the Charge in December and has seven against Ottawa in her career. She is tied with Natalie Spooner for the most goals against the Charge in PWHL history.
Jessie Eldridge scored for the second straight game on Sunday, providing Seattle’s lone goal in a 3-1 Takeover Tour loss to Vancouver in Denver. She has four points (2G, 2A) in her last two games and six points (3G, 3A) in her last four.
Julia Gosling is riding the longest point streak of her PWHL career at four games (2G, 2A) and produced one of her three multi-point games this season in Seattle’s first game against Ottawa (1G, 1A).
Torrent captain Hilary Knight (23G, 26A) and Charge captain Brianne Jenner (24G, 25A) are both one point shy of reaching 50 points in their PWHL careers. Knight had two assists against the Charge on Dec. 17 and a three-point performance (1G, 2A) with Boston in her last game at TD Place on Mar. 15. Jenner has scored five of her eight goals and eight of 14 points at home.
Seattle’s first trip to Canada’s capital city marks the return of former Charge forwards Danielle Serdachny and Natalie Snodgrass. Serdachny was the Charge’s second overall pick in the 2024 PWHL Draft and had eight points (2G, 6A) in 30 games last season. Snodgrass had eight points (2G, 6A) in 44 games over two seasons with Ottawa. Torrent defender Aneta Tejralová, who had 18 points (3G, 15A) in 53 games over two seasons with the Charge, will miss tonight’s game while nursing a lower-body injury in hopes of healing in time for the Olympics.
The Charge own a three-game win streak at home (including OTW/SOW). It matches their longest home winning streak in team history. The other two times were in March/April 2024 and February/March 2025.
This is Ottawa’s first home game since Jan. 9 following a four-game road trip where they picked up four points with a shootout win over Boston in Halifax and an overtime win in New York, coupled with two regulation losses in Montréal.
Jenner’s five goals at home this season are tied for second most in the PWHL behind the Sirens’ Kristýna Kaltounková (six). She has scored 15 goals at home in her PWHL career, tied for the most home goals in league history with Marie-Philip Poulin and Spooner.
Rebecca Leslie scored Ottawa’s lone goal against Seattle on Dec. 17 in the game’s final minute. That goal is one of three she’s scored that were not assisted by Jenner. The pair have combined on eight goals this season (either with one as the goal scorer or both assisting), tied for most in the PWHL. They are tied with the Frost’s Kelly Pannek and Britta Curl-Salemme and the Victoire’s Poulin and Abby Roque.
Michela Cava was the first of the three players acquired from Vancouver in a trade on Jan. 18 to record a point with Ottawa, when her shot was slightly deflected by Fanuza Kadirova in a 3-1 loss to the Victoire on Saturday. Cava already has two points at TD Place this season, providing one assist in each of Vancouver’s two visits on Nov. 26 and Jan. 9.
Brooke McQuigge and Emma Greco will also be playing in their first home game as members of the Charge. McGuigge’s sister, Rachel, was Ottawa’s third goaltender during the inaugural PWHL season and will be at the game with her parents, and sister Kirstyn, works the Charge as a Hockey Operations Coordinator.
The Charge lead the league with nine power play goals, most recently converting on one of three opportunities against New York on Jan. 20. Ottawa has the league’s highest percentage of goals scored on the power play (26.5%) and the lowest percentage of goals scored at even strength (70.6%).
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“We’ve really put a lot of work into our entries, and I thought it showed in the chances we were able to create. There’s growth there, and that’s encouraging. At the same time, we know our foundation is being strong on faceoffs, and giving up two goals in that area isn’t who we want to be. What I love about this group is their mindset — we’re looking ahead to this next game to play our best game heading into the break, and there’s a real pride in wanting to send our Olympic players off on a strong note as a team.” – Torrent Head Coach Steve O’Rourke
“We’re only seeing Seattle for the second time. It’s a new team in the league who haven't been having as much success, but it's a really strong team. They've got Hilary Knight, Alex Carpenter, Danielle Serdachny and some really skilled players. It should be a good game. We're excited to finish the first half of the season at home and look forward to the second half.” – Charge forward Rebecca Leslie
WEDNESDAY’S GAME: Ottawa welcomes Seattle to TD Place for the first of three regular-season matchups in the team’s first home game in 19 days. Tonight’s contest is also part of a record-setting night in the PWHL that features four games and all eight teams competing on the same night for the first time in league history in the Ultimate Send-Off before the schedule pauses for the Olympic break. The Charge are excited to present the first 6,000 fans in attendance with a bobblehead, presented by Milk, featuring captain Brianne Jenner. It’s the team’s first-ever bobblehead giveaway and one of two this season. Tonight’s Olympic send-off festivities will start with four-time medalist Adam van Koeverden performing the ceremonial puck drop. The former sprint canoe specialist is now Canada’s Secretary of State (Sport). Additional Olympians in attendance include Toshka Besharah and Sophia Jensen, who both star in Canoe-Kayak Sprint, and Paralympian Collinda Joseph (Wheelchair Curling). The Warrior of the Game will be Marina Zenk, who officiated the gold medal game at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, where women's ice hockey debuted in the Winter Games.
Following the game and the announcement of three stars, fans will have the opportunity to cheer on players and staff from both teams who are representing the PWHL at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The post-game send-offs will be ordered as follows: Finland’s Sanni Ahola (OTT), Ronja Savolainen (OTT); Czechia’s Aneta Tejralová (SEA), Kateřina Mrázová (OTT), Head Coach Carla MacLeod (OTT); USA’s Cayla Barnes (SEA), Hannah Bilka (SEA), Alex Carpenter (SEA), Hilary Knight (SEA), Rory Guilday (OTT), Gwyneth Philips (OTT); Canada’s Julia Gosling (SEA), Jocelyne Larocque (OTT), Emily Clark (OTT), Brianne Jenner (OTT). A total of 61 PWHL players have been named to Olympic rosters, representing 30% of the league.