Overview
- Casey O’Brien completed her first professional hat trick with the winning power-play goal with 3:20 remaining in New York’s 4-3 win over Seattle.
- The deciding goal came while Danielle Serdachny served a hooking minor, underscoring the impact of special teams late.
- Seattle defender Aneta Tejralová received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for an illegal check to Sarah Fillier’s head, leaving the Torrent shorthanded for nearly 50 minutes.
- First goals poured in as Serdachny, Mikyla Grant-Mentis, and Lexie Adzija each scored their first for Seattle, and Maddi Wheeler netted her first of the year to briefly tie it.
- Goaltenders starred with Seattle’s Hannah Murphy stopping 37 of 41 shots and New York’s Kayle Osborne turning aside 30 of 33 at American Airlines Center.