Seattle Torrent's Wild Loss, Vancouver's Comeback

0:00On April 19th, Seattle Torn faced off against the Vancouver Golden Eyes on April 18th in their final matchup of the 2025. 26 PWHL season and it was a wild one ending in a 6-5 overtime loss for Seattle. Vancouver pulled off a stunning comeback to sweep the season series after trailing most of the game. The Torn jumped out to a two-go lead after the first period and held a one-goal edge into the third. But Vancouver exploded with quick strikes too. He controlled before Seattle clawed back. Jin Garner lit it up for the Golden Eyes with four goals, including her first career hat trick and the overtime winner, just 52 seconds in. Fans are buzzing about Seattle's grid, despite the defeat, they had eight different scores and four multi-point games, showing real team death. Hilary Knight snapped a long goal drought and added an assist, while Defender Anna Wilgren notched a pair, and Kayla Barnes had a 3-point night. Goldtender CJ Jackson earned their first start of the season, stopping 36 of 42 shots in a solid effort.

1:02Even in the loss, Seattle grabbed their first goal plan point, putting them ahead in the race for the top pick and next year's entry draft. Now that, playoffs are out of reach. With two games left, the Torn host the Minnesota Frost this Wednesday, April 22nd, right here at home, hoping to build on that momentum and stack more points for draft priority. I'm Cory with the story. That's your NHL news today update. AI powered and always on.