VANCOUVER — Abby Borin scored 1:26 into overtime and the Vancouver Goldeneyes rallied to beat the Seattle Torrent 4-3 for their first win in franchise history on Friday.
It was the first game of the first two expansion teams of the Professional Women's Hockey League, and 14,958 enthusiastic spectators attended the game at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver.
Claire Thompson had a goal and an assist for the GoldenEyes (1-0-0-0), Sarah Nurse scored the first goal in franchise history and Gabby Rosenthal scored early in the third period.
Julia Gosling scored twice for Torrent (0-0-1-0) in the first period and Hannah Bilka added a goal in the third.
Vancouver dominated the game from the start but struggled past Seattle goalkeeper Corinne Schroeder, who made 23 saves on the night. Goldeneyes goalie Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 24 of the 27 shots she faced.
Goldeneyes: Controlled the game early, but failed to capitalize on early chances and chased the game after Seattle scored twice in the opener. Vancouver failed to score on three power plays on the night.
Torrent: Had good physical shape and good looks thanks to highly skilled actors Gosling, Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter. The visitors were left shorthanded when defender Aneta Teiralova suffered a lower-body injury after hitting the boards midway through the second half.
Tereza Vanizova broke onto the ice and fired a pass through the slot to Borin in overtime. Borin, without wasting any time, sent the ball into the net and won.
The Golden Eyes won without ever holding the lead during regulation.
Goldeneyes: Start a four-game road trip against the Charge in Ottawa on Wednesday.
Torrent: Host the Minnesota Frost for their home opener on November 28th.
