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Sirens rally in 3rd period to sink Sceptres

   ROUNDUPThe Associated Press | Posted: April 16, 2026 12:16 PM |
   Last Updated: April 16

   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.
   WATCH | Sirens rally late to top Sceptres:

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   Caption: 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.
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   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.
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   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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