Ottawa Charge Edge Seattle Torrent in PWHL

0:00It's March 5th, here's your NHL news in two minutes. On Wednesday, March 4th, the Ottawa charge edged out the Seattle Torn, 4-3 in their third match-up of the professional women's hockey. League season. Both teams entered with one win a piece in the series, but now the charge hold a 2-1 advantage after a back-and-forth battle. Jesse Eldridge shown for Seattle, despite the loss, netting two powerplay goals to rally her team from a two-goal deficit. Her performance pushed her to her 50th lead point, making her the ninth player to hit that milestone and joining teammates, Alex Carpenter and Hillary Knight. Meanwhile, Carpenter etched her name and history with the first penalty shot goal in PWHL history, tying the game late in the third period. It was her sixth goal of the season, boosting her to 12 points in 16 games and third on Seattle's leaderboard. The late heart break came when Ottawa's Faneuza Cadeirova scored with under two minutes left, denying Seattle a chance at overtime, and the point that could have helped.

1:03Fans saw it as another tough break for the Torrent in a tight playoff race. Seattle sits last with 16 points, trailing Vancouver by 3, while the charge leaf-frogged into fourth, bumping New York from a playoff spot. The Torrent get a week off before hosting Boston on March 11th with a rematch against Ottawa set for March 29th. This story is shared with support from our sponsor. If sleep podcasts are your thing, this is your pillow, built for comfort and calm, so L-I, soleypillow.com.