Seattle Torrent's Season Ends in Shootout Loss

0:00It's April 26th. Welcome in. This is NHL News today, where Team Coverage meets AI. Seattle Torrent wrapped up their first professional women's hockey league season with a tough shootout loss to the Montreal Victor on Saturday. April 25th. Montreal took a one-nothing lead and held on through overtime, winning two to one after six rounds. That gave them the season-series sweep and quenched the top spot. Alex Carpenter delivered the drama, scoring the tying goal, late in the third on a powerplay rebound. It was her 12th of the year, pushing her to 20 points and tops on the team. Coming from the New York sirens, she's thriving in Seattle, and likely sticking around as a free agent. Goaltender Corinne Schroeder stood tall, stopping 36 of 37 shots for a 0.973 save percentage, her best all season. She came over in the expansion draft too, but the Torrent finished last with 31 points amid growing pains and travel woes. The loss-handed Vancouver, the first overall draft pick for 2026 since they beat Minnesota.

1:03Seattle grabbed second, still a solid spot in a strong class. Expansion News dropped soon, scattering some players to new teams. Playoffs kick off Thursday, April 30th in Boston, with Montreal picking their foe, either Minnesota or Ottawa within 24 hours. The Walter Cup chase rolls on.