Overview
- Abby Boreen scored 1:26 into overtime to give Vancouver a 4-3 win in the first game for both expansion teams.
- Sarah Nurse recorded the Goldeneyes’ first franchise goal, while Seattle’s Julia Gosling scored twice and Hannah Bilka added one.
- Goaltenders Emerance Maschmeyer and Corinne Schroeder made 24 and 23 saves respectively in a tightly played opener.
- Seattle defender Aneta Tejralová left with a lower-body injury after a second-period collision and did not return.
- Vancouver drew 14,958 at Pacific Coliseum following more than $6 million in arena upgrades, with both rosters viewed as early contenders and next games set for Ottawa on Nov. 26 and Seattle’s home opener vs. Minnesota on Nov. 28.