Leslie nets tying, winning goals as Charge find extra gear late in win over Torrent
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OTTAWA – Rebecca Leslie scored the game-tying and game-winning goals to lift the Ottawa Charge to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Torrent on Wednesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Wednesday marked the last night of PWHL action before the Olympic break, as eight Charge and six Torrent players head to Italy for the Winter Games. Ottawa head coach Carla MacLeod is a bonus entry to that list, being Czechia’s head coach.
Fanuza Kadirova and Emily Clark also scored for Ottawa (4-5-0-7). Gwyneth Philips made 24 saves.
Hilary Knight and Jessie Eldridge replied for Seattle (4-1-2-7), which remained in last in the eight-team standings, one point behind Toronto. Corinne Schroeder stopped 26 shots.
On the power play, Hannah Bilka forced a sprawling save from Phillips but Knight cleaned up the mess to open the scoring at 5:40 of the second period.
Just over two minutes into the third period, after Charge forward Katerina Mrázová blocked Natalie Snodgrass’s zone-clearing attempt, Kadirova recovered the puck and beat Schroeder.
Stealing the puck from Jocelyn Larocque, Torrent forward Danielle Serdachny fed Eldridge for a one-timer to take a 2-1 lead 10:03 into the third.
Leslie tapped in a pass from Brianne Jenner to even the game with 5:14 remaining. Leslie then added her second of the game on the power play with 30 seconds left in regulation.
Clark then added the insurance marker 13 seconds later to close out the game.
TAKEAWAYS
Torrent: Compete to the final buzzer. The Torrent were in the driver’s seat until the last few minutes, when Leslie scored both her goals.
Charge: Ottawa needs more goal-scoring options down the lineup. Through 16 games, only three Charge players have tallied more than three goals: Jenner, Leslie and only now Kadirova.
KEY MOMENT
Leslie capitalized on a quick centring pass in front of the net from Jenner with 5:14 left in the contest to tie the score at 2-2.
KEY STAT
Leslie’s two goals put her in a three-way tie for third in the PWHL with eight.
UP NEXT
Torrent: Host the Toronto Sceptres on Friday, Feb. 27
Charge: Host the Boston Fleet on Saturday, Feb. 28
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 28, 2026.