NEWARK, NJ (March 8, 2026) – In front of 8,264 fans — the largest home crowd in team history — the New York Sirens skated to a 6–2 win over the Ottawa Charge at Prudential Center on Sunday afternoon. Sarah Fillier led the way for New York with a three-point performance, including a pair of goals to snap a 14-game goal drought, and Taylor Girard added two goals. Maddi Wheeler opened the scoring in the first period, giving the Sirens a 1-0 lead less than seven minutes into the game, before Fillier notched her first goal of the afternoon just 1:37 later. New York extended the advantage to 3-0 at 17:10, with Girard scoring her first of two goals, cashing in on a 5-on-3 advantage. Ottawa captain Brianne Jenner cut the Sirens’ lead to two 53 seconds later, notching her ninth of the season to make the score 3-1 heading into the first intermission. After a scoreless second period, Gabbie Hughes scored 3:18 into the third to bring the Charge within one, but New York pulled away with Girard’s second goal of the contest, scored at 10:45, and Allyson Simpson’s first of the season less than five minutes later to restore a three-goal lead. Fillier capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 45 seconds remaining, helping the Sirens snap a five-game winless streak. Goaltender Kayle Osborne made 16 saves for New York to earn her eighth win of the season, while Gwyneth Philips stopped 26 shots for Ottawa. With the victory, New York regained fourth place in the PWHL standings, while Ottawa slipped to fifth.
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