Sirens extend win streak to four games, send Sceptres to third straight loss – Brandon Sun

TORONTO — Kristina Kaltunkova scored twice, Kayle Osborne made 31 saves and the New York Sirens beat the Toronto Scepter 2-0 on Tuesday in the Women's Professional Hockey League.

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.



New York Sirens' Kristina Kaltunkova (foreground) moves the puck to the net to hit Toronto Skiptres goalie Elaine Chuley (second from left) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game in Toronto, Tuesday, January 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Kaltunkova scored on Jincy Rose's goal at 2:50 early in the second period.

Just over a minute later, after New York's goal sparked a big scrum up front, Kaltunkova was given a penalty opportunity after the officials called a closing hand on 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.

TAKE AWAY

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.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 6, 2026.

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