OTTAWA, ON (January 9, 2026) – The Ottawa Charge made history at home with their fifth straight win, outlasting a third period surge by the Vancouver Goldeneyes by scoring two late empty net goals to skate to a 4-2 victory. The historic win delighted a rowdy crowd of 7,889 fans at TD Place on the team’s Country Night. Ronja Savolainen recorded the scoresheet’s lone goal across the first two periods, coming mid-way through the first (10:12) to put Ottawa ahead. Anna Meixner doubled the Charge’s lead 5:07 into the third before a flurry of back-and-forth action in the game’s final 10 minutes, starting with Sophie Jaques bringing the Goldeneyes within one at 11:13. Vancouver goaltender Kristen Campbell was pulled with just under two minutes to go to give the Goldeneyes an extra attacker, but Charge captain Brianne Jenner potted an empty netter to give Ottawa a 3-1 insurance lead. Michelle Karvinen kept things close with her first career PWHL goal at 18:58 to bring the Goldeneyes back within one, but Rebecca Leslie closed the game out for Ottawa with a final empty-net goal at 19:36. Both netminders turned away 23/25 shots, with Gwyneth Philips earning her sixth win of the season, tied for most in the PWHL.
Both teams head on the road for Takeover Tour stops on Sunday with Ottawa visiting Halifax’s Scotiabank Centre to play the Boston Fleet in the city’s second PWHL game of the year, while Vancouver heads to Québec City to face the Montréal Victoire at Videotron Centre.