Sunday, March 29, 2026 | 4 p.m. PT | Climate Pledge Arena
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David Korzeniowski (Play-by-Play), Alison Lukan (Analyst), Piper Shaw (Reporter)
OTTAWA CHARGE
5-7-1-9 | 30 PTS | 5TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Rebecca Leslie – 22 GP, 12-7-19 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 OTW vs. MTL (in Winnipeg) on Mar. 22
SEATTLE TORRENT
6-1-2-13 | 22 PTS | 8TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Alex Carpenter – 22 GP, 9-7-16 PTS
Last Game: 4-1 W vs. NY (in Chicago) on Mar. 25
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: OTTAWA LEADS 6-3 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 | Apr. 8 at OTT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The home team has won all three meetings between the Charge and Torrent with Seattle winning 4-1 in December in the lone matchup at Climate Pledge Arena. That is tied for the largest margin of victory for Seattle, along with its 4-1 win over New York earlier this week.
Ottawa is the only PWHL team without a regulation win away from its primary home venue this season but have picked up six of their seven wins beyond regulation away from Canada’s capital. This is the team’s second cross-country road trip in as many weeks, with this two-game stretch in Seattle and Calgary closing out a sequence of six games away from home before returning for a Friday appearance at Canadian Tire Centre.
Ottawa scored a 2-1 overtime win over Montréal in a Takeover Tour stop in Winnipeg with the winner being scored by Rebecca Leslie with Brianne Jenner having one of the assists. It was the 12th goal this season in which both Leslie and Jenner had either the goal or assist, which is the most goals combined on by any teammate pair in a season in PWHL history. Leslie leads the league with four game-winners and three in OT.
Gwyneth Philips, who has started 10 consecutive games for the Charge, saved 20 of 21 shots she faced on Sunday as she has now recorded 557 saves this season. That is the second-most saves in a single regular season in PWHL history, trailing only Aerin Frankel’s 591 last season.
Vita Poniatovskaia is expected to make her PWHL debut on the Charge blue line after being activated from reserve with Brooke Hobson on LTIR. The Yale grad will become the league’s third Russian-born player, and first defender, joining former Charge forward Anna Shokhina and Fanuza Kadirova, who has scored five of her seven goals in her last eight games.
Ronja Savolainen, a six-time SDHL champion with Luleå, celebrated her best friend Noora Tulus’ league title on Friday as Brynas swept Frolunda to win the Swedish league crown.
Sunday’s win in Winnipeg was the seventh overtime/shootout win for the Charge in 2025-26, tying them with Montréal last season for most OT/SO wins in a single regular season by a PWHL team. Ottawa’s eight overtime games are the most in PWHL this season while Seattle’s three are tied for the fewest.
Seattle ended its four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory against the Sirens on Wednesday in Chicago, the team’s first regulation win away from Climate Pledge Arena this season. The four goals came on 20 shots on goal, as the Torrent became the second PWHL team this season to score at least four goals on 20 or fewer shots on goal (Vancouver did so, also against New York, on Dec. 6).
Hilary Knight returns to the Torrent lineup for the first time since captaining the U.S. to Olympic gold in Milan. Her last PWHL game was Jan. 28 in Ottawa where she scored to reach the 50-point milestone, one of three points this season against the Charge (1G, 2A).
Theresa Schafzahl and Danielle Serdachny each tallied two assists and a goal in Wednesday’s win. The only times a Seattle player has had multiple assists and a goal in the same game were Jessie Eldridge on Jan. 20 and Hannah Bilka on Dec. 17.
Alex Carpenter has multi-point performances in two of the three head-to-head matchups for a series-high total of five points against Ottawa, her most against any PWHL team this season. She leads the league in faceoffs by a landslide with 536, and no other player with more than 400 entering Sunday action. Her 60.1 winning percentage at the dot ranks third among centers with more than 275 attempts.
Cayla Barnes netted her first goal of the season in Seattle’s Takeover Tour game in Chicago on Wednesday. Her only other two points this season, both assists, have been recorded at Climate Pledge Arena.
Corinne Schroeder earned the win on Wednesday with a 29-save performance. She took the loss when these teams met on Jan. 28, one of four starts this season with four goals against. Two of her four wins this season have come in five starts in Seattle where she carries a .912 save percentage.
Seattle has scored the fewest even strength goals in the PWHL with 31, while Ottawa has the second fewest with 36. The Charge lead the league with 14 power play goals, accounting for a league-high 27.5% of their offense. The Torrent have scored 10 times with the player advantage, 22.7% of their offense, which is the second highest percentage.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“This upcoming trip of three games in six days in three different time zones is going to be different than our last 12-day trip with three games. It's more compact and will have a playoff feel to it. We’re excited for our group to see the higher volume. Obviously, with every game being so meaningful, it's going to give us a good sort of look at what the playoffs could be for us. So, you know, back-to-back trips starting from the West, but a different design. When you go into this phase of the season, this is the stuff that you can't turn away from. This is the moment you’ve got to get excited and lean into it. This is why we're all part of this league.” – Charge Head Coach Carla MacLeod
“This is a really tight and competitive league and scoring first can make a big difference. It was great for our group to get on the board early last game and build on that momentum through the first period. We want to carry that same start into our home game against Ottawa and feed off the energy from our amazing fans to help drive our game.” – Torrent Head Coach Steve O’Rourke
SUNDAY’S GAME: Seattle welcomes Ottawa to Climate Pledge Arena for the second time in the fourth of five regular-season matchups between the teams. It’s the Torrent’s first game on home ice in 18 days and the Charge’s fifth game away from home in a 22-day period. It’s the Torrent’s Kids and Youth Hockey Day presented by WaFd Bank. Young fans will have the opportunity to participate in the High Five Tunnel, Blue Line and Bench Buddy programs, while concourse activations include a sign-making station with Midea, and kiosks with the Kraken Community Iceplex, Girl Scouts, Seattle Derby Boat, Junior Leage of Seattle, UW Dubs Club Kids Club, and Boys and Girls Club of King County. The American national anthem will be performed by Miss Washington Youth Performer Kendal Runyan. Kasey Cowart, who plays for the Jr. Thunderbirds, coached by Torrent forward Marah Wagner, will perform the ceremonial puck drop. With three games on today’s PWHL schedule, the league has now officially played more games in 2025-26 than during the 90-game regular-season in 2024-25.