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Jessie Compher scored her first two goals of the season late in the third period to help the Toronto Scepter hold off a 4-3 win over New York on Sunday, offsetting a two-goal effort by the Sirens' Kristina Kaltunkova, the top pick in this year's draft.
Compher scored at 9:19 to give the Scepter (3-0-1-2) a 1-0 lead first with help from Ellie Munroe and Maggie Connors. Compher made it 4-2 when she took a pass from Claire Dalton and scored with 1:37 left in the game at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
It turned out to be the winner after Taylor Girard scored 21 seconds later for the Sirens (2-0-0-5). It was Girard's fourth goal and Maddie Wheeler had her fourth assist.
Jesse Compher scored twice as Toronto defeated New York 4-3 on Sunday in PWHL action.
Kaltunkova, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 draft out of Colgate University and the Czech Republic, scored with 2:23 left to tie the game 1-1 after one period. Sarah Filje and Anne Cherkowski each had assists.
The Scepter retook the lead when Blair Turnbull scored her third goal – unassisted – less than two minutes into the second period.
Kaltunkova scored her third goal of the season, using assists from Casey O'Brien and Maia Nylen Persson on the power play to tie the game 2-2 at 6:16.
Toronto retook the lead 1:19 later on Emma Maltais' first goal of the season, with an assist from Daryl Watts.
Elaine Chuley made 37 saves for Toronto and Kayle Osborne made 23 for New York.
Next
Toronto: Host Ottawa on Tuesday.
New York: Hosts Seattle on Sunday at the American Airlines Center in Dallas as part of the Takeover Tour.
