Taylor Girard had a natural hat trick in the third period, Kayle Osborne made 28 saves and the New York Sirens beat the Ottawa Charge 4-0 on Saturday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League opener for both teams.
Girard opened the scoring at 7:49 of the third, made it 2-0 with 6:21 to go and completed the hat trick with 3:12 remaining.
Maja Nylen Persson added a short-handed, empty-netter. Maddi Wheeler assisted on all three of Girard’s goals.
Gwyneth Philips stopped 38 shots for Ottawa.
Up next
Sirens: At Montreal on Tuesday night.
Charge: Host Vancouver on Wednesday night.
