EDMONTON, AB (February 17, 2025) – Daryl Watts scored her second goal of the game to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 overtime victory over the Ottawa Charge in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,518 at Sunday’s PWHL Takeover Tour game at Rogers Place in Edmonton. With the victory, the Sceptres extended their winning streak to four games, propelling the team into a tie for second place in the PWHL standings with Minnesota. Less than four minutes into the first, Gabbie Hughes opened the scoring for the Charge with a power play goal, giving Ottawa a 1-0 lead, which they held for the remainder of the opening frame. In the final four minutes of the second period, Toronto recorded two consecutive power play tallies–– from Watts and Julia Gosling respectively–– giving the Sceptres their first lead of the game with 24 seconds remaining in the middle frame. Responding early in the third, Ottawa forward Tereza Vanišová tied the game at two with the game’s fourth power play tally.
Watts’ game-winner came 51 seconds into the overtime period –– forward Hannah Miller, who was celebrating her 29th birthday, recorded her third assist of the afternoon on the goal. Alberta native Emerance Maschmeyer made 31 saves on 34 shots for Ottawa while Toronto’s Raygan Kirk stopped 33 of 35, the rookie’s fifth win of the season.