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Denisa Křížová, Maja Nylen Persson and Casey O’Brien scored three straight goals in the third period to help the New York Sirens rally past the Toronto Sceptres 3-2 on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.
New York (9-2-3-13) and Toronto (9-1-5-12) are tied for fifth place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League standings with 34 points apiece, trailing Ottawa’s 36 for the final playoff spot.
O’Brien tipped in Nicole Vallario’s shot with just under four minutes remaining for the game-winning goal. O’Brien, who entered with five assists in her last three home games, became just the second rookie in PWHL history to record 20-plus points — joining Sarah Fillier in 2024-25.
New York scores three unanswered goals in the fina period to win 3-2 and is now tied for fifth place with Toronto. The Sirens and Sceptres are two points behind the Ottawa Charge for the fourth and final playoff spot with three games remaining in the season.
After Toronto took a 2-0 lead with 11:09 left in the third, Křížová scored 39 seconds later for her first goal with the Sirens. Křížová cleaned up a loose pick in the slot and sent a backhander past Raygan Kirk.
Nylen Persson added a power-play goal to tie it 2-2 with 5:07 left.
The Sirens won their fourth straight home game — the longest single-season streak at home in team history.
Toronto had won all four of its road games in regulation since the Olympic break.
Daryl Watts opened the scoring late in the second period with a short-handed goal. Ella Shelton, a former Sirens defender, gave Toronto a two-goal lead with a sharp-angle shot.
Fleet 3, Frost 2
Jessie Eldridge scored two goals to go with an assist, Alina Muller had two assists and a goal, and the Boston Fleet beat the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Wednesday night in Lowell, Mass.
Boston (15-5-2-5) moved within one point of first-place Montreal (58), with the two Professional Women’s Hockey League teams set to face each other on Friday.
Boston opened the scoring just 4:55 into the game. Muller carried the puck from end to end to find a wide-open Eldridge for a one-timer past Nicole Hensley.
Eldridge added a power-play goal in the second for her 12th of the season and second two-goal game in the last three contests.
Two minutes after Minnesota scored early in the third, Muller gave Boston a 3-1 lead with her fourth goal of the season to reach a career-high 21 points.
Boston has won three of the four matchups with Minnesota this season, scoring four goals in each of the previous two wins.
Minnesota (13-3-4-7), which sits in third with 49 points, needed at least one point to remain in contention for first place in the PWHL standings.
The Frost got third-period goals from Kendall Cooper and Britta Curl-Salemme. Cooper scored her first goal since Jan. 28, and Curl-Salemme has points in five straight road games.
The Fleet are undefeated in six games at the Tsongas Center (5-1-0-0) this season.
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