VANCOUVER (Interstat) — Emerance Maschmeyer made 28 saves and Abby Boreen scored twice as the Vancouver Goldeneyes defeated the visiting New York Sirens 4-0 at Pacific Coliseum in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game. Maschmeyer, Vancouver’s top star, stopped all 28 shots she faced and earned the win. Boreen finished with two goals, three shots on goal and one hit. Vancouver improved to 2-3-0, while New York fell to 2-3-0.

Vancouver opened the scoring at 4:42 of the first period when Boreen converted off an assist from Tereza Vanišová. Ashton Bell made it 2-0 at 16:36, with Michela Cava and Sophie Jaques earning assists. Jenn Gardiner pushed the lead to 3-0 at 17:39, assisted by Claire Thompson and Gabby Rosenthal. New York’s Maddi Wheeler was called for tripping at 8:51, and Vancouver’s Michelle Karvinen received an illegal body checking penalty at 17:22. The Goldeneyes took a three-goal lead into the first intermission.

The second period featured no goals but several penalties. Vancouver’s Vanišová was whistled for interference at 2:15, New York’s Emmy Fecteau went off for hooking at 4:53, and Vancouver’s Anna Segedi was called for delay of game at 14:03. Maschmeyer remained sharp as New York pressed for a breakthrough. Kristin O’Neill generated chances for the Sirens and finished with five shots on goal and one hit.

Boreen capped the scoring at 5:47 of the third period, with Jaques and Gardiner assisting. New York’s Micah Zandee-Hart was called for high sticking at 4:38, and Vancouver’s Emma Greco received an interference penalty at 10:01. Vancouver’s Madison Samoskevich was sent off for boarding at 18:48. Maschmeyer and the Goldeneyes held firm the rest of the way for the shutout.

Abby Boreen, a 5-foot-8 right wing, scored twice on three shots and added one hit. Ashton Bell, a 5-foot-9 defender, scored on one of her three shots. Jenn Gardiner, a 5-foot-6 left wing, had a goal and an assist on two shots with one hit. Sophie Jaques, a 5-foot-8 defender, recorded two assists, one shot and one hit. Gabby Rosenthal, a 5-foot-7 center, contributed one assist and two shots. Michela Cava, a 5-foot-4 right wing, added one assist, two shots and two hits. Claire Thompson, a 5-foot-8 defender, had one assist and one hit. Tereza Vanišová, a 5-foot-7 left wing, finished with one assist, one shot, two penalty minutes and two hits. Kristin O’Neill, a 5-foot-4 center, led New York with five shots and added one hit.

New York finished with 28 shots on goal, but Maschmeyer turned aside every attempt. The Sirens had power-play chances after Vancouver penalties to Vanišová, Segedi, Karvinen, Greco and Samoskevich, but could not convert. Vancouver’s penalty kill kept New York off the scoreboard throughout the game. The Goldeneyes received points from eight players and scored in two of the three periods.

Vancouver avenged a recent 5-1 loss at New York. The Sirens had also beaten Vancouver in that earlier meeting and had recently earned a 4-0 win at Ottawa and a 2-1 loss at Seattle. Vancouver had dropped games to Boston and Ottawa before defeating New York. New York had also lost at Montreal and won at Ottawa. Vancouver had beaten Seattle in overtime earlier in the season. The Goldeneyes will next host Ottawa, while New York will next host Boston. Both clubs remain at 2-3-0 in the young PWHL season. New York’s upcoming schedule includes Boston, Toronto, Seattle, Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Minnesota, Montreal, Ottawa and Minnesota. Vancouver’s upcoming schedule includes Ottawa, Montreal, Minnesota, New York, Boston, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Toronto and Seattle.

Interstat’s ELO system had projected Vancouver with a 54.4 percent probability to win before the opening faceoff.