OTTAWA (Interstat) — Rebecca Leslie scored twice in the third period, and Emily Clark added a goal and an assist as the Ottawa Charge used a late flurry to beat the Seattle Torrent 4-2 on Jan. 28 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game at TD Place. Ottawa improved to 9 wins and 7 losses. Seattle fell to 5 wins and 9 losses. Gwyneth Philips made 24 saves on 26 shots for Ottawa. The Charge trailed twice before scoring four times in the third period, including two goals in the final minute.

Seattle opened the scoring in the second period. Hilary Knight put the Torrent ahead at 5:40, with Jessie Eldridge getting the assist. Ottawa’s Peyton Hemp was assessed a five-minute major for checking from behind at 1:09 of the second period. Seattle’s Anna Wilgren received a two-minute slashing penalty at 9:53 of the second. Ottawa’s Sarah Wozniewicz was called for hooking at the end of the first period. The game was scoreless after the first period.

Ottawa tied the game early in the third when Fanuza Kadirova scored at 2:02, assisted by Kateřina Mrázová. Seattle responded at 10:03 when Eldridge scored, with Danielle Serdachny assisting. The Torrent held a 2-1 lead into the middle of the third period. Leslie then tied the game at 14:46, scoring with assists from Brianne Jenner and Sarah Wozniewicz. That set up a frantic final minute.

Seattle’s Megan Carter was called for cross checking at 19:01 of the third period. Ottawa capitalized on the power play when Leslie scored her second goal at 19:30. Rory Guilday and Clark assisted on the go-ahead goal. Clark then scored at 19:43, just 13 seconds later, with Gabbie Hughes and Jocelyne Larocque assisting. The two late goals turned a tied game into a 4-2 Ottawa victory. Ottawa also had to manage a pair of coincidental roughing penalties at 5:36 of the third period. Seattle’s Cayla Barnes and Ottawa’s Mrázová were sent off on the same play.

The game included six penalties. Hemp’s major came early in the second. Wilgren’s slashing penalty came midway through the second. Wozniewicz’s hooking penalty ended the first. Barnes and Mrázová received coincidental roughing penalties in the third. Carter’s cross checking penalty preceded Leslie’s go-ahead goal.

Clark, a 5-foot-7 right wing, finished with one goal, one assist, seven shots on goal and four hits for Ottawa. Leslie, a 5-foot-6 left wing from Ottawa, Ontario, had two goals and four shots on goal. Kadirova, a 5-foot-4 left wing, scored once on two shots and added one hit. Hughes, a 5-foot-9 center, recorded one assist and three shots. Jenner, a 5-foot-9 center, added one assist, two shots and one hit. Mrázová, a 5-foot-4 center, recorded one assist, one shot and two penalty minutes. Philips, a 5-foot-7 goaltender, earned the win in net. For Seattle, Eldridge, a 5-foot-9 right wing, had one goal and one assist on three shots. Knight, a 5-foot-11 right wing, scored once and recorded six shots on goal. Serdachny, a 5-foot-9 center, added one assist and one shot.

Ottawa entered the game having won four of its previous six games, including an overtime win at New York and home wins over Vancouver and Minnesota. Seattle had lost three of its previous four, including a home loss to Vancouver in its most recent game. In the previous meeting this season, Seattle defeated Ottawa 4-1. The Charge controlled the final minutes this time, and the late power-play goal changed the game. Clark was Ottawa’s top star. The Torrent could not hold their one-goal leads, despite Knight’s six shots and Eldridge’s two-point effort.

Ottawa next hosts Boston, while Seattle next hosts Toronto. The teams are scheduled to meet again in Ottawa. The teams will also play in Seattle and Ottawa later in the season. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Ottawa with a 52.4 percent probability to win before the game.