Daryl Watts Scores Her First PWHL Hat Trick To Lead Ottawa Past Toronto 5-3 – News18

OTTAWA, Ontario: Daryl Watts scored three goals to lead Ottawa past Toronto 5-3 on Saturday, snapping Toronto’s 11-game winning streak.

Hayley Scamurra and Brianne Jenner also scored for Ottawa (7-0-6-6) while Emerance Maschmeyer made 19 saves.

Natalie Spooner scored twice and Sarah Nurse had a goal for Toronto (10-3-0-6). Kristen Campbell stopped 20 shots.

Ottawa scored three straight goals in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit.

Ottawa tied the game 38 seconds into the third when Scamurra fired a loose puck past Campbell. The home team took its first lead at 8:24 with Katerina Mrazova and Jenner breaking in on a 2-on-1.

Mrazova made a perfect pass to Jenner, who scored to send the 8,448 fans at TD Place into a frenzy. Watts gave Ottawa a two-goal lead at 14:58.

Nurse cut Toronto’s deficit in half at 16:21 after Maschmeyer mishandled a shot. But Watts scored into the empty net for her first PWHL hat trick.

A turnover at Ottawa’s blue line led to Toronto’s first goal at 8:56 of the second. Spooner, the league’s goal and points leader, came in and beat Maschmeyer to the glove side to open the scoring. Less than four minutes later, Spooner recorded her second of the game on a great feed from Kali Flanagan on a short-handed 2-on-1.

With less than five seconds left on the clock, Jenner found Watts alone in the slot. After pausing briefly, Watts fired a wrist shot over Campbell.

Both teams had power-play chances in the first but couldn’t capitalize. Ottawa’s Becca Gilmore left the game late in the third after taking a hit from Blayre Turnbull.

Ottawa leads the season series 9-3 in points over Toronto. Ottawa is also the only league team to beat first-place Toronto three times this year.

This contest was the last for both teams before the league pauses for an international break until April 18.

Ottawa forward Tereza Vanišová was fined $250 for a hit from behind in Ottawa’s game against New York earlier this week. Toronto defender Jocelyne Larocque has been suspended for one game for delivering a cross-check to the head.

UP NEXT

Ottawa hosts Minnesota on April 20.

Toronto heads to Boston on April 18.

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(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – Associated Press)