VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Rebecca Leslie scored at 2:59 of overtime to lead the Ottawa Charge to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Saturday.
Leslie’s 11th sniper win of the season tied for first in the PWHL.
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The Chargers leapfrog New York into fourth place in the standings, while the Sirens have one game remaining.
Fanuza Kadylova and Sarah Wozniewicz also scored the game-tying goals for Ottawa. Gwyneth Philips made 34 saves.
Sarah Nurse and Sophie Jacques scored for Vancouver, which lost its fourth straight game. Kristen Campbell stopped 14 shots.
The Goldeneyes had three power play opportunities in the first two quarters and outscored the Chargers 21-8, but Ottawa’s defense kept the score blank.
Kadylova’s power-play goal with 35 seconds left in the second period opened the scoring, giving the Chargers their first and only lead of the game.
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The goal was reviewed as a possible case of goalkeeper interference and after a lengthy review by the officials, the goal stood and Kadylova scored her seventh goal of the season.
Nurse tied the game on an unassisted field goal, breaking through the Chargers’ defense and scoring at 9:50 of the third period.
Jacques scored his fifth goal of the season on a shot from the left center circle with 5:22 left to give the Goldeneyes the lead.
Wozniewicz capped the game by flying in from the neutral zone, moving to the middle and past Campbell for her fourth shot of the year with 54 seconds left.
Next
Cost: Visit Minnesota on Wednesday.
Goldeneyes: Host New York on Wednesday.
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