Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. ET | Prudential Center
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Daniella Ponticelli (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Abby Labar (Reporter)
OTTAWA CHARGE
8-1-4-10 | 30 PTS | 5TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Emily Clark – 23 GP, 7-8-15 PTS
Last Game: 5-2 L vs. BOS on Mar. 15
NEW YORK SIRENS
5-4-4-11 | 27 PTS | 6TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Sarah Fillier – 24 GP, 10-15-25 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 L at TOR on Mar. 19
2024-25 SEASON SERIES: OTTAWA LEADS 8-4 IN POINTS (OTT WON 7-5 IN 2024)
Dec. 29 at NY: 3-1 OTT | Jan. 7 at NY: 3-2 OTT | Jan. 27 at OTT: 3-0 NY | Feb. 26 at OTT: 5-4 OTT (OT) | Mar. 25 at OTT
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
It’s the first of two games in four days between two teams on the outside of the playoff picture. The Charge are 2-1-0-1 in the four games against the Sirens this season, including two regulation wins at Prudential Center, and most recently a 5-4 win in overtime at home on Feb. 26. That improved Ottawa to 2-10 all-time in games that go beyond regulation (every other team has at least six wins). The only other win was a shootout win over Boston on Apr. 24, 2024.
The Charge lost to Boston, 5-2, at home on Mar. 15, the second time in their last three games that they’ve allowed five goals (5-0 loss to Minnesota on Mar. 7). They did so just once in their first 20 games.
Tereza Vanišová scored her team-leading 10th goal of the season last Saturday, her 23rd game of the season. She had two goals in 23 total games last season, split between two teams (17 with Montréal, six with Ottawa). She is one of two players leading her team in goals and penalty minutes – New York’s Sarah Fillier is the other.
Natalie Snodgrass had zero points in her first 18 games this season but has a point in each of Ottawa’s last two games (assist on Mar. 11, goal on Mar. 15). The only other Charge player with a point in both games is Ronja Savolainen (assist in each) who has been red hot of late with seven points (1G, 6A) in nine games since Feb. 1.
Emily Clark leads the head-to-head season series with five points (3G, 2A) in four games. Teammate Shiann Darkangelo has three of her season’s five goals against New York.
Newly signed Lucy Morgan is the only Charge goaltender to face the Sirens this season in her PWHL debut on Jan. 4 with Minnesota. She made 29 saves in a 5-0 loss.
Seven players will play their first game since Canada announced its World Championship roster including Ottawa’s Clark, Brianne Jenner, Jocelyne Larocque and Danielle Serdachny, and New York’s Fillier, Ella Shelton and Micah Zandee-Hart.
The Sirens lost to the Sceptres, 2-1, in Toronto on Wednesday. It was just the second time they’ve lost this season when allowing two or fewer goals (5-3-0-2). It was the seventh time the Sirens have lost by one goal (or in a shootout) – the only team with more such games is Minnesota (eight).
Alex Carpenter scored New York’s lone goal on Wednesday, her ninth of the season, surpassing her total of eight from last season. It was just the second time the Sirens failed to earn a point when Carpenter scored a goal this season (3-1-2-2), and both of those games have come against Toronto. She has a goal in each of her last two games against Ottawa.
Jaime Bourbonnais is riding a season-high three-game point streak (1G, 2A). Three of the defender’s five points this season have been scored at Prudential Center.
Lauren Bernard will make her home debut since signing with the Sirens on Mar. 10 and after appearing in each of the team’s last two games in Detroit and Toronto. She previously suited up in two games at Prudential Center as a member of the Sceptres.
Emmy Fecteau, a two-time U SPORTS champion, will be scoreboard watching post-game as her former Concordia Stingers take on Waterloo in the national semi-final this afternoon at 4 p.m. ET.
Carpenter (Boston College, 2015) and Élizabeth Giguère (Clarkson, 2020) are two of the PWHL’s 11 Patty Kazmaier Award recipients and will hit the ice today as the 2025 winner will be announced at the Women’s Frozen Four in Minneapolis.
Seven players in today’s game have rooting interest in Sunday’s Frozen Four final including Wisconsin alumnae Clark and Abby Roque, and Ohio State grads Bernard, Paetyn Levis, Gabby Rosenthal, Stephanie Markowski and Jincy Roese – whose younger sister Joy Dunne had two goals in Friday’s win over Cornell.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“There’s just no way around it anymore. It’s playoff hockey now. We’re in these moments where we must take advantage of situations. We’re still in the driver’s seat of our own fate, which is a great thing. We must be comfortable with that. There isn’t a team in this league that will be done. Everyone is going to be competitive. Going to New York, we know it will be a big game for us, and we’re excited about it. It’s the best part of where we sit right now.” – Charge Head Coach Carla MacLeod.
“We’re looking forward to a great matchup against Ottawa. With two games in a row against them, we know how important this stretch is. Our group is focused and excited to play great hockey back at home at PRU in front of our passionate fans.” – Sirens Head Coach Greg Fargo.
SATURDAY’S GAME: New York hosts the first of this season’s PWHL Pride Unity Games, presented by e.l.f. dedicated to bringing together players, fans and communities. The Sirens are excited to host their Pre-Game Pride Mixer in the Prudential Lounge, creating a welcoming and inclusive space for fans to celebrate and show their support for the LGBTQIA+ community. Diana Rodriguez & Ann Marie Gothard of Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center will perform the ceremonial puck drop. The Stonewall National Monument stands as a powerful symbol of LGBTQ+ history and resilience, commemorating the 1969 Stonewall Uprising and the ongoing fight for equality. Fans can learn more about Stonewall National Monument and other community organizations at today’s game including NYC Pride, Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Out Montclair, Garden State Equality, NYCPHA. Players will arrive wearing PWHL Pride Month shirts, featuring a specially designed logo by Hamilton, Ontario-based artist Eli. Additionally, players will hold up "I show my Pride by..." signs, amplifying how they celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community, reinforcing the league’s commitment to inclusion and visibility. Click here to learn more about today’s Pride activations and community organizations.