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Kristina Kaltunkova scored twice, Cale Osborne made 31 saves and the New York Sirens beat the Scepter 2-0 in Toronto on Tuesday in Women's Professional Hockey League action.
The victory extended New York's (6-0-0-5) winning streak to four games.
Elaine Chuly made 20 saves for Toronto (4-0-3-4), which extended its losing streak to three games.
Kaltunkova hit Jincy Rose's point shot at 2:50 of the second period.
Just over a minute later, after New York's goal sparked a big scrum up front, Kaltunkova was given the opportunity to take a penalty after the officials called a hand-cover for a puck foul against Ella Shelton. However, Kaltunkova struck from the right post.
However, she added a goal into an empty net with 6.5 seconds left in the match.
Takeaway
Scepter: Toronto has had a tough time in terms of their best scoring chances. The Scepters made a late attempt with less than a minute left, but were unable to solve the problem with Osborne. Both teams played sloppy, but the Sirens managed to take advantage of one chance.
Sierens: New York just found a way to win, no matter how ugly the game was. The win helped the Sirens move past the Minnesota Frost into second place in the PWHL standings, one point behind the Boston Fleet.
Key Point
Kaltunkova's goal gave New York the cushion it needed to keep Toronto from winning.
Key Statistics
Daryl Watts entered Tuesday on a five-game hitting streak (four goals, two assists) and a four-goal streak. The streak was her career high, while the streak was one step shy of New York's Sarah Filje's record five-game goal streak last season.
Next
Sirens: will host the Minnesota Frost tournament on January 16th.
Scepters: Visit Boston Fleet on January 14th.
