Sirens' Playoff Hopes Dim as Charge Secure Postseason Spot

0:00It's April 19, I'm Cory with the story and this is NHL News Today, your AI-powered team report. On Saturday, April 18, the New York sirens faced Ottawa Charge in their final matchup of the professional women's hockey league season. The charge pulled off a convincing 5-1 victory, snapping a tight series where the sirens had won two of the previous three games. New York struck first on the power play, but Ottawa answered late in the opening period and then dominated with two shorthanded goals in the second. That early power play tally came from paid in Levis, who buried her fifth goal of the year right in front of the net, a career high that pushed her. Total points to 10, but the sirens special teams crumbled after that, wasting four more power play chances while coughing up those jailbreak scores to Ottawa. Fans are feeling the sting as this loss drops. New York's playoff dreams even further out of reach. The charge now hold 39 points and a firm grip on the last postseason spot while the sirens

1:00sit at 34, tied with the Toronto. Sceptors. A regulation win here would have flipped the script, but eight straight road losses have haunted them all season. Digging into the stats, New York's penalty kill ranks dead last at 79.1%, and they've surrendered the most shorthanded goals. Leaguewide with four allowed. Ironically, they tie Ottawa for the most shorthanded tally scored at three each special teams woes that sealed this defeat. The sirens head to Toronto on Tuesday, April 21st, for a must win against the sceptors, with one final game versus Boston after that. They'll need miracles from rivals to sneak into playoffs, but ending strong could set them up right for next year's draft.