Five of Toronto’s eight Olympians in the lineup got on the scoresheet, led by two points from Renata Fast. Canadian leading scorer Daryl Watts connected with Jesse Compher on the opening goal just 28 seconds into the first period, the second-fastest goal to start a game in the PWHL this season. Aneta Tejralová evened the score just before the end of the period at 19:48 after a tic-tac-toe play by Danielle Serdachny and Julia Gosling.
Toronto rose again early in the second with Fast’s first goal of the season, which was deflected off Hannah Murphy’s stick at 4:25, while Natalie Snodgrass tied Seattle again at 18:48. Emma Maltais potted the game winner 5:56 into the third period, followed by two empty-netters from Sara Hjalmarsson and Kali Flanagan to seal the Scepter’s first win on the West Coast.
Raygan Kirk turned away 29/31 shots for her third win of the season, while Murphy saved 24/27.
Toronto looks to gain momentum as they head up the coast to visit the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Sunday, while the Torrent fly to Ottawa to face the Charge on Tuesday.
QUOTES
Scepters forward Emma Maltese: “It’s really nice to get a win under our belt… It’s nice sometimes to know that we can find a way to win when we’re not playing our best game. I think there are a lot of learning points. We have to keep trying to play a hard game, get the pucks in deep. I think you saw a few goals conceded that were costly because we didn’t do that. It’s good to see our group fight back after we scored the go-ahead goal. There was no giving up and we I got two empty netters to seal the deal, and Kirky [Raygan Kirk] played great.”
Toronto head coach Troy Ryan on what helped the team gain momentum in the third period: “A little bit of the penalty – just gives us some confidence. Trying to recognize something very simple, but I thought I recognized it late in the third period [Claire] Dalton’s play. Just good puck protection, making good decisions at the wall. I thought there were two or three instances where Maggie Connors made such a great play along the wall, around the puck. I know it sounds so boring to talk about, but actions like that in such a close game make all the difference in the world. Just doing the right thing in dangerous spots and making good decisions with the puck are probably the biggest things I’ve noticed as a coach.”
Torrent forward Natalie Snodgrass on playing in front of 17,335 fans at Climate Pledge Arena: “I don’t think you can ask for a better work environment and a better home base, and the love and support from the fans is so out there. We take a lot of pride as an organization that we have the best fans in the league, and our fans take pride in showing up and wanting to break records. I wish we could have gotten a few more points for them tonight. But what a cool experience for us and for them to be part of the history.”
Seattle head coach Steve O’Rourke on the game in general: “It took some time to find our rhythm, which was expected after one practice back together, so I wasn’t surprised that we started off a little on our heels. I felt like as the game went on, we started to find our rhythm, and it’s a challenge to find that rhythm when you take two players out of the game. [the lineup] and many people play with different people and different responsibilities. It took some time for people to buy into that, and one of the things we talked about, and we’ll continue to work on, is our connection, from our breakouts or our forechecks and our regroups. I just felt like we had moments where we seemed really connected and moments where we weren’t, and that’s where we struggled a little bit. We started a little slow, but we got our footing and pushed and pushed and the results just weren’t there.
NOTES
Tonight’s crowd of 17,335 is the third highest of the season and ninth highest in PWHL history.
Toronto also played in the two highest-attended games of the season on December 27 at Montreal’s Bell Center (18,107) and when they hosted Vancouver at Scotiabank Arena on January 17 (17,856).
The Scepters scored five goals in a regular season game for the first time since the final game of the inaugural campaign on May 5, 2024. They entered tonight’s game with the fewest third-period goals in the league with seven and recorded their largest margin of victory this season.
Toronto snapped a four-game winless streak on the road, a stretch tied with Vancouver for the longest by any team in the PWHL this season (Nov. 26 to Dec. 31).
Seattle has now defeated opponents in five of their fifteen games, but has only recorded one win in such games.
The Torrent were tied seven times after two periods, but won only three of those matches.
Renata Quick recorded her first multi-point performance of the season, becoming the first player to reach 40 career points entirely in a Toronto uniform. Her first goal of the campaign snapped a six-game pointless streak that matched the longest of her career, and her fourth assist equaled the number the Canadian defender recorded in Milan, the most among the blue liners wearing the Maple Leaf.
Raygan Kirk made her 11th start of the season, fifth among league netminders, and allowed two or fewer goals for the seventh time this season.
Jesse Compher set a Scepters record for fastest goal to start a game with her fifth of the year just 28 seconds after puck drop. She ranks second on the team in goals deficit Daryl Watts‘ six, who assisted on the goal. Compher’s last goal came on January 20, also in Seattle and assisted by Watts.
Emma Maltese scored her third goal of the season and ninth point in 17 games, matching her 2024-2025 production in 30 games (4G, 5A). The Canadian Olympian has four points (2G, 2A) in her last six games and has scored in all three games against Seattle this season (1G, 2A).
Aneta Tejralova‘s first PWHL goal with Seattle gives her two points for the season while she records a season-high five shots. In 2024-25 as a member of the Ottawa Charge, the defenseman had one goal and nine assists, finding the back of the net on December 17, 2025. Tejralová captained Team Czech Republic in its second Winter Olympics.
Natalie Snodgrass scored her first goal as a member of the Torrent and matched her goal total in each of her last two seasons in Ottawa. With two points in 14 games, she also matched her 21-game stat line with the Charge in 2024-2025.
Sara Hjalmarsson scored her first career PWHL goal in her 17th game since being selected by the Scepters in the fifth round of the 2025 PWHL Draft. The Swedish Olympian scored two goals and five points in six games in Milan.
Kali Flanagan scored her second goal of the season, and also scored her first in Seattle on January 20. Three of the defender’s four points came against the Torrent.
Watt’ assist brings her team-leading point total to 12 in 16 matches after leading Canada with eight points (2G, 6A) in her Olympic debut. She leads the season series against Seattle with five points (1G, 4A) in three games. Watts logged just 12:19 of ice time and left the game early due to illness.
Ella Shelton recorded her third assist and fifth point of the season for a share of the Sceptres’ lead among defensemen. The Canadian Olympian, who leads Toronto in average time on ice, played a season-low 20:31 tonight.
Kiara Zanon contributed her second assist and third point to break an eight-game drought, the longest of her rookie season.
Natalie Spooner picked up the primary assist on the game winner for her fourth helper and seventh point of the campaign. Her last three points (2G, 1A) came in games against Seattle.
Danielle Serdachny recorded her third assist of the season and fifth point. The forward has points in consecutive games for the second time in her PWHL (3A Dec. 17-19, 2024) career after notching an assist in Seattle’s final game before the Olympic break.
Julia Gosling kept her Olympic momentum going with an assist in her first match back from Milan, where she finished third in the Canadian scoring with five points. The forward has had good results in every match against her former team (1G, 2A) and has gone more than one match without a point this season, recording her 13th of the campaign tonight.
Alex Timmerman picked up her fifth assist and 10th point of the season, four of which have come in three games against the Scepters (1G, 3A). The U.S. Olympic gold medalist went 19/30 on the faceoff point tonight for a winning percentage of 63.3, after leading all tournament skaters at the Winter Games with a winning percentage of 68.1.
Jessie Eldridge tonight extended its season-high point streak to four games (3G, 4A) with a secondary helper. Four of the Torrent forward’s 11 points have come against the Sceptres, leaving her one point shy of 50 for her career.
Hannah Murphy suffered a fourth straight loss after opening her rookie season with three straight wins. The Torrent second-round pick leads all rookie goaltenders with seven starts.
Blayre Turnbull made a season-high six shots, the most among tonight’s skaters. Toronto’s captain and Team Canada’s alternate captain had 15 shots on net in seven games at Milano Cortina 2026.
Sydney Langseth made her PWHL debut after signing with the Torrent on the team’s reserve player list earlier today. The 24-year-old forward from Eden Prairie, MN logged 4:50 in ice time.
Hilary Knight And Hanna Bilka both missed their first games of the season for Seattle after suffering injuries while competing in the Olympics. Ridder (lower body) was placed on long-term injured reserve, while Bilka (upper body) is on the daily list.
Emma Gentry missed the first game of her rookie season with Toronto and is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
THREE STARS
1. Raygan Kirk (TOR) 29/31 SV
2. Renata Fast (TOR) 1G, 1A
3. Aneta Tejralová (SEA) 1G
STANDINGS
Toronto: 20 PTS (5-1-3-8) – 6th place
Seattle: 16 PTS (4-1-2-8) – 8th place
UPCOMING SCHEDULES
Toronto: Sunday, March 1 in Vancouver at 1:00 PM PT / 4:00 PM ET
Seattle: Tuesday, March 2 in Ottawa at 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET
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