NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Rebecca Leslie had one goal and two assists, including the primary helper on the overtime winner, and Sarah Wozniewicz scored 1:29 into the extra period as the Ottawa Charge defeated the New York Sirens 4-3 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game on Jan. 20 at Prudential Center.

Ottawa controlled the first period. Gabbie Hughes opened the scoring at 8:37, with Emily Clark assisting. Leslie made it 2-0 at 16:08, with Stephanie Markowski and Brianne Jenner picking up assists. The Sirens took a hooking penalty on Kristin O’Neill at 3:56, while Ottawa was called for too many players on Fanuza Kadirova at 5:22, roughing on Alexa Vasko at 12:49 and delay of game on Brooke Hobson at 13:04. Ottawa led 2-0 after the first period.

The Charge extended their lead in the second period. Jenner scored at 6:53, assisted by Leslie and Hughes, to make it 3-0. Jenner also received a boarding penalty at 3:46, and New York’s Maddi Wheeler was called for slashing at 5:26. New York answered at 12:40 when Jaime Bourbonnais scored, with Kristýna Kaltounková and Sarah Fillier assisting. Ottawa led 3-1 after two periods.

New York completed its comeback in the third period. Kristin O’Neill scored at 11:55, assisted by Casey O’Brien and Fillier, to trim the deficit to 3-2. Anne Cherkowski tied the game at 13:39, assisted by Jincy Roese. Allyson Simpson of New York was called for tripping at 9:22, Ottawa’s Jocelyne Larocque was called for hooking at 10:26 and Kadirova received a tripping penalty at 18:24.

In overtime, Wozniewicz scored at 1:29 off an assist from Leslie to give Ottawa the win. Gwyneth Philips made 31 saves on 34 shots for the Charge. Ottawa was assessed seven minor penalties, including three on Kadirova. New York took three minor penalties.

Kadirova was called for too many players at 5:22 of the first, interference on goaltender at 11:08 of the first and tripping at 18:24 of the third. Ottawa killed the late third-period penalty to force overtime. The teams combined for 10 minor penalties.

Leslie, a 5-foot-6 left wing from Ottawa, Canada, was the Charge’s top star. She finished with one goal, two assists and four shots on goal. Jenner, a 5-foot-9 center, had one goal, one assist, one shot on goal and two penalty minutes. Philips, a 5-foot-7 goaltender, made 31 saves on 34 shots. O’Brien, a 5-foot-4 center, had one assist and five shots for New York. Hughes, a 5-foot-9 center, had one goal, one assist and one shot. Fillier, a 5-foot-5 center, had two assists and three shots. Wozniewicz, a 5-foot-7 right wing, scored one goal on one shot. Kaltounková, a 5-foot-9 right wing, had one assist, four shots and three hits. O’Neill, a 5-foot-4 center, had one goal, four shots and two penalty minutes. Cherkowski, a right wing, had one goal, three shots and one hit.

Ottawa improved to 8-6. New York fell to 7-7. The Charge are next scheduled to visit Montreal, while the Sirens are next scheduled to visit Minnesota. Ottawa had lost its previous game at Montreal, and New York had beaten Montreal in its previous game. Ottawa had won five of its previous six games. The Charge beat Boston in overtime and Toronto in overtime during that stretch. New York had won four of its previous five games, including shutouts against Vancouver and Toronto. The teams had met once earlier this season, with New York winning 4-0 at Ottawa.

After Montreal, Ottawa is scheduled to host Seattle. New York is scheduled to visit Boston after Minnesota. The teams are scheduled to meet again in March.

Interstat’s ELO system projected New York with a 52.6 percent probability to win before the game.