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03/29 20:46 CDT Trio helps Ottawa beat Seattle 2-0, spoiling return of Torrent
captain Hilary Knight
Trio helps Ottawa beat Seattle 2-0, spoiling return of Torrent captain Hilary
Knight
SEATTLE (AP) --- Sarah Wozniewicz gave Ottawa the lead, rookie Peyton Hemp
scored her first goal and Gwyneth Philips posted her first shutout of the
season as the Charge blanked Seattle 2-0 on Sunday despite the return of
Torrent's captain Hilary Knight.
Ottawa (6-7-1-9) moved two points in front of the Toronto Sceptres for the
fourth and final playoff spot with a match in hand and seven remaining in the
regular season.
Wozniewicz was in the right place to bang in a deflection after a shot by
Kathryn Reilly hit the skate of a Seattle defender in front of the net at the
9:09 mark of the first period.
Hemp gave the Charge a 2-0 lead when she scored with 1:23 left in the second
period. Hemp collected six assists through her first 22 matches.
Seattle began the third period on a two-minute power play after Ottawa forward
Brianne Jenner was called for interference in the final second of the second.
But Philips was up to the task, finishing with 25 saves.
Corinne Schroeder totaled 27 saves for Seattle (6-1-2-14). She saved a penalty
shot by Jenner with 13:58 left to play.
Ottawa came in with a league-high 14 power-play goals but went 0 for 3 against
Seattle. The Torrent came up empty on six tries with an extra skater.
Seattle activated Knight from long-term injured reserve before the match.
Knight had three goals and seven assists in 14 games before sustaining an
injury at the Winter Olympics.
The Charge beat the Torrent for a third straight time following a 4-1 loss in
Seattle on Dec. 17.
Ottawa had been the only team without a regulation victory away from its
primary home this season.
Up next
Ottawa: Hosts the Toronto Sceptres on Wednesday.
Seattle: Visits the New York Sirens on Saturday.
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