VANCOUVER– A trio of Vancouver Goldeneyes stung their former Toronto Sceptres crew in the course of the guests’ first go to to Pacific Coliseum Thursday evening. Led by two objectives from alternate captain Sarah Nurse, one from Izzy Daniel and a shutout from Kristen Campbell, the Goldeneyes overtook the Sceptres 5-0 within the largest margin of victory within the PWHL to date this season, scoring essentially the most objectives in Goldeneyes crew historical past.
Campbell placed on a clinic for the packed crowd of 14,006, turning away all of Toronto’s 24 pictures for her first shutout because the inaugural season. After a scoreless first interval, Vancouver opened up within the second, began by Daniel at 5:58 together with her third of the season, adopted by Tereza Vanišová and Nurse reaching the again of the web unassisted simply 11 seconds aside at 13:31 and 13:42 to set a brand new document for the quickest two objectives by one crew in PWHL historical past. Vancouver piled on within the third interval, with Nurse’s second aim of the evening at 3:58 – her first multi-point sport of the 12 months – and Abby Boreen capping the scoring at 9:35. Elaine Chuli took the loss for the Sceptres, surrendering all 5 objectives on 28 pictures.
Toronto finishes its West Coast swing with consecutive losses and appears to rebound in Montréal on Wednesday, the place they’ve break up the 2 native video games and added a shootout loss within the first Halifax Takeover Tour sport. Vancouver snapped a three-game shedding streak with tonight’s win and have two extra video games on the schedule earlier than the Olympic break. They face Seattle on Sunday in PWHL Takeover Tour motion in Denver, adopted by their first journey to Minnesota’s Grand On line casino Enviornment the place former Frost defenders Mellissa Channell-Watkins, Sophie Jaques and Claire Thompson will likely be introduced with their 2024-25 Walter Cup Championship Rings.
QUOTES
Vancouver alternate captain and ahead Sarah Nurse on responding with a win after shedding to Toronto in extra time final Saturday: “The win was big. On this league, it’s so tight and also you wish to get forward as a lot as attainable. It was a disappointing loss in Toronto as a result of I believed we did play sport, and possibly deserved the win as nicely, however to come back out of there with one level, that’s a step in the suitable route. Then once you’re taking part in at dwelling, we wish to use dwelling ice to our benefit, and I actually assume we did a terrific job with that right this moment.”
Goldeneyes Head Coach Brian Idalski on the road of Nurse, Karvinen and Vanišová: “There’s a good quantity of velocity there and expertise and I feel you noticed what’s attainable as they proceed to construct chemistry. The fact is, they haven’t been collectively lengthy, so I feel that is only the start of what’s attainable as they get extra conversant in one another.”
Toronto alternate captain and defender Allie Munroe: “I can confidently say wanting round our room, all of us nonetheless have perception in each other. We simply have to look within the mirror as a crew and determine how we might be higher shifting ahead. I do know there’s nonetheless numerous perception regardless of the rating tonight, regardless of the previous few video games. I do know I can look across the room and there’s perception in there.”
Sceptres Head Coach Troy Ryan: “It was a tricky one for us. Proper from the beginning, we didn’t appear to have a complete lot of life. We’ve dug ourselves a little bit of a gap right here, and really quickly we’ve acquired to discover a strategy to dig ourselves out of it. Simply appeared to haven’t any legs and no life, after which much like our final sport in Seattle, just a few poor puck administration, some poor choices that value us.”
NOTABLES
Vancouver has gathered 11 of their 16 factors in 5 video games at Pacific Coliseum (3-1-0-1) and have scored 17 objectives at their major dwelling venue in comparison with 10 in 9 video games elsewhere.
The Goldeneyes’ 5 objectives tonight are essentially the most in crew historical past, with their earlier excessive of 4 objectives recorded of their first two dwelling video games, each wins, together with 4-3 in extra time in opposition to Seattle on Nov. 21 and 4-0 in opposition to New York on Dec. 6.
Vancouver’s two objectives scored in 11 seconds surpassed the earlier PWHL document by 5 seconds. Each Toronto (vs. Minnesota on Feb. 3, 2024) and Minnesota (vs. New York on Mar. 16, 2024) scored twice in 16 seconds in third interval motion of their respective video games.
Toronto’s five-goal loss is the biggest margin of defeat in crew historical past. The Sceptres surrendered 11 objectives in two video games on their West Coast journey after shedding 6-4 to Seattle on Tuesday. These are essentially the most objectives the crew has allowed in consecutive video games in common season historical past, beforehand permitting 10 final season between video games at dwelling to Minnesota (6-3 on Dec. 7) and at New York (4-2 on Dec. 18).
The Goldeneyes outshot the Sceptres 28-24, simply the crew’s second time in 14 video games that they’ve led the competition in pictures on aim.
Tonight was the second time Vancouver had an attendance of over 14,000 this season following their inaugural dwelling crowd of 14,958.
Kristen Campbell recorded her first shutout since March 8, 2024 and the fourth of her profession, with the primary three as a member of Toronto. The 2024 Goaltender of the Yr is simply the sixth within the league to document a shutout this season, becoming a member of teammate Emerance Maschmeyer to type the one goaltending duo of any crew to each have a shutout.
Sarah Nurse has objectives in three straight video games for the primary time in her profession together with her third and fourth of the season. The streak dates again to Vancouver’s dwelling opener, adopted by her two video games since getting back from LTIR on Jan. 17– each in opposition to her former crew. It’s the Hamilton, ON ahead’s most efficient aim stretch because the inaugural PWHL season when she scored 5 objectives throughout two video games (April 20 and 28) for Toronto.
Izzy Daniel set a brand new profession excessive together with her third aim of the season and first level in opposition to her former crew. The ahead from Minneapolis, MN had seven factors (2G, 5A) final season for the Sceptres.
Tereza Vanišová scored her first aim in her 14th sport as a member of the Goldeneyes, breaking the longest single-season scoreless streak of her profession (beforehand 11 video games from Mar. 2 to Might 5, 2024 with Ottawa). The Czech Olympian additionally tallied her fifth helper of the season for her first multi-point sport since Dec. 20 in opposition to Montréal and now has six factors in 5 video games at Pacific Coliseum.
Abby Boreen ended an eight-game scoring drought together with her fourth aim of the season, with all 4 scored at Pacific Coliseum. In 14 video games, the Somerset, WI ahead is 2 objectives away from her career-high of six set final season throughout 30 video games with Montréal.
Anna Meixner debuted for the Goldeneyes, becoming a member of Boreen on the third line and aiding on her aim for her first helper of the season. The Austrian ahead was acquired by Vancouver from Ottawa in a blockbuster six participant commerce on Jan. 18 and had two objectives in 13 video games for Ottawa this season.
Jenn Gardiner recorded her fourth help of the season with a major helper to present the Surrey, BC native 5 factors in 5 video games in entrance of her hometown crowd. The soon-to-be first time Olympian is fourth on the crew with six factors.
Ashton Bell tallied her second helper of the season, bringing the Vancouver captain to 3 factors throughout 14 video games, midway to her 2024-25 whole in 27 video games with Ottawa (3G, 3A).
Michelle Karvinen acquired on the scoresheet together with her third help of the season and ended the sport with a season-high +3 ranking.
Sophie Jaques recorded her third help and seventh level of the season, bringing her right into a tie for third amongst all league defenders. After going scoreless in her final two video games, the Toronto, ON native returned to the scoresheet tonight to keep up a streak of not more than two video games in a row with no level courting again to the inaugural season.
Jaques and Claire Thompson are the primary defenders this season to document +4 scores in a sport and simply two of three skaters leaguewide, becoming a member of New York’s Maddi Wheeler on Nov. 22 at Ottawa.
Emma Maltais led all Sceptres skaters with 4 pictures on aim, a complete matched by Vanišová and Goldeneyes defender Nina Jobst-Smith.
Vancouver’s fourth line featured a trio of forwards debuting for the Goldeneyes. Anna Shokhina (LW) and Mannon McMahon (C) performed of their first sport since being acquired in a commerce from Ottawa on Jan. 18, whereas Malia Schneider (RW) performed for the primary time since Apr. 30, 2024 for the Cost, after signing a 10-day contract earlier right this moment.
Elaine Chuli has suffered three straight losses since opening her first season as a member of the Sceptres with three straight victories.
THREE STARS
1. Sarah Nurse (VAN) 2G2. Kristen Campbell (VAN) 24/24 SV3. Tereza Vanišová (VAN) 1G, 1A
STANDINGS
Toronto: 17 PTS (4-1-3-7) – sixth PlaceVancouver: 16 PTS (4-1-2-7) – seventh Place (Tied)
