SEATTLE, WA (January 20, 2026) – The Seattle Torrent skated to a 6-4 victory over the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night before a crowd of 10,160 at Climate Pledge Arena in the highest scoring game of the PWHL season. A total of 20 different players, including 10 different goal scorers, contributed to the offensive outburst on both sides. With the score knotted 3-3 through 40 minutes, Seattle’s season-high three goals in the third period were the difference, capped by a Jessie Eldridge tally to complete a three-point performance for the Torrent forward, one of six players with multiple points on the night. The goals came fast and furious, beginning with Toronto scoring two inside the first three minutes, courtesy of captain Blayre Turnbull at 1:18 and Jesse Compher at 2:54. The Torrent responded with two of their own in a span of 3:57 late in the frame, first by captain Hilary Knight on the power play at 9:52, then by Hannah Bilka at 13:49. Julia Gosling put the Torrent ahead for the first time with a deflection off a Lyndie Lobdell shot for her sixth goal of the season at 4:21 of the second period. Kali Flanagan tied the score at 10:30 with the player advantage, giving the Sceptres two straight games with a power play goal. The Torrent pulled ahead for good with a pair of historic firsts in a three-minute span early in the third period. Lexie Adzija scored the team’s first-ever shorthanded ‘jailbreak’ goal at 2:28, then Megan Carter scored her first career goal and the first-ever goal by a Torrent defender at 5:26, which held as the winner. Natalie Spooner cut the deficit to one with her third of the season at 8:10, before Eldridge added the insurance marker at 18:14. Corinne Schroeder made 31 saves for her second win over the Sceptres this season, while Raygan Kirk took the loss with 27 stops. The teams are now separated by just one point in the standings, with Toronto holding onto sixth place with 17 points, and Seattle in seventh place with 16 points.
Toronto will continue its first-ever West Coast trip in Vancouver on Thursday, while Seattle heads to Denver for a date with the Goldeneyes in the last PWHL Takeover Tour game before the Olympic break on Sunday. The Sceptres and Torrent reunite at Climate Pledge Arena in the first game for both teams following the Olympic break on Friday, Feb. 27.
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