HAMILTON, ON (January 3, 2026) - The Seattle Torrent earned the first road victory in team history, edging the Toronto Sceptres 3-2 in a shootout in front of 16,012 fans at TD Coliseum during the DoorDash PWHL Takeover Tour™ in Hamilton on Saturday afternoon. Alex Carpenter provided the game-tying goal with 4:21 remaining in the third period to send the game to overtime, as the Torrent outshot the Sceptres 39-29. Seattle opened the scoring when Lexie Adzija scored for the second straight game, giving the Torrent a 1-0 lead just 5:10 into the first period. Toronto responded early in the second, as Natalie Spooner scored 55 seconds in to tie the game 1-1, her second goal of the season. Daryl Watts extended her goal streak to four games in the third, giving the Sceptres their first lead at 9:55. Carpenter then tied the game, recording her 50th career PWHL point.
The Torrent controlled overtime, outshooting Toronto 4-0, but could not beat goaltender Raygan Kirk, who finished with a career-high 37 saves. Hannah Bilka scored the shootout winner, with Anna Wilgren adding the insurance goal. Seattle goaltender Corinne Schroeder stopped all four Sceptres attempts in the shootout and made 27 saves in regulation and overtime to earn her first win as a member of the Torrent.
Today’s contest was the first hockey game played at TD Coliseum since the completion of the venue’s $300 million renovation and the first PWHL Takeover Tour game to feature the Takeover Tour logo at center ice.
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