NEWARK (Interstat) — Kayle Osborne made 27 saves for a shutout, and the New York Sirens defeated the visiting Vancouver Goldeneyes 2-0 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 31. Osborne, a 5-foot-8 goaltender from Westport, Canada, earned the win and was New York’s top star. New York improved to 4-5. Vancouver dropped to 3-6.

Kristýna Kaltounková gave New York a 1-0 lead 1:21 into the first period. The 5-foot-9 center scored off an assist from Anna Bargman. New York carried that advantage through the first intermission. Katie Chan received a delay of game penalty at 5:22 of the first. Abby Boreen was penalized for holding at 13 minutes of the first. Savannah Norcross was called for tripping at 15:15 of the first.

The second period was scoreless. Maja Nylén Persson was called for tripping at 2:13. Gabby Rosenthal received cross checking penalties at 6:57 and 13:50. Anna Bargman was penalized for tripping at 10:22. New York led 1-0 after two periods.

Savannah Norcross doubled New York’s lead at 4:39 of the third period, scoring with assists from Emmy Fecteau and Kayla Vespa. Emma Greco was called for tripping at 1:51 of the third. Anna Bargman received another tripping penalty at 13:08. Osborne preserved the shutout from there. Norcross finished with one goal, two shots, two penalty minutes and one hit.

New York led 1-0 after the first period and maintained that edge through the second. The Sirens added the final goal in the third. Vancouver had power-play chances in the first and second periods, but New York’s penalty kill held firm. Neither team scored on the power play.

Osborne’s 27 saves matched Vancouver’s 27 shots on goal. Kaltounková, a 5-foot-9 center, recorded one goal and four shots. Bargman, a 5-foot-8 left wing, had one assist, one shot and four penalty minutes. Fecteau, a 5-foot-6 left wing, and Vespa, a 5-foot-2 center, each had one assist. New York’s Jincy Roese, a 5-foot-6 left defenseman, had one shot and one hit. Allyson Simpson, a 5-foot-8 right defenseman, added one shot. Taylor Girard, a 5-foot-10 right wing, recorded four shots. New York’s defense held Vancouver off the scoreboard after taking the early lead.

Vancouver’s Gabby Rosenthal, a 5-foot-7 center, had three shots, four penalty minutes and one hit. The Goldeneyes’ other penalties went to Emma Greco, Katie Chan and Abby Boreen. New York’s penalties went to Maja Nylén Persson, Anna Bargman twice and Savannah Norcross. Bargman served four penalty minutes. Norcross had one goal, two shots, two penalty minutes and one hit. The teams combined for nine penalties. New York scored both goals at even strength.

The result continued a recent split between the teams. Vancouver had won the most recent meeting 4-0, while New York had taken the previous home matchup 5-1. Vancouver entered after an overtime loss to Minnesota and a loss to Montreal, following a win over Ottawa. New York entered after a win over Seattle, following losses to Toronto and Boston. New York has won two straight games. Vancouver has lost three straight.

New York’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Montreal, Minnesota, Montreal in Washington, D.C., Ottawa, Boston and Ottawa, along with road games at Toronto, Minnesota and Boston. Vancouver’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Boston in Detroit, Ottawa, Montreal in Quebec, Toronto, Seattle in Denver and Minnesota, plus home games against Toronto, Boston and Ottawa.

New York next hosts Montreal, while Vancouver visits Boston. The Sirens will seek another home win, while the Goldeneyes continue a road trip. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Vancouver with a 50.4 percent probability to win.