NEW YORK (Interstat) — Kayle Osborne made 20 saves and the New York Sirens defeated the Seattle Torrent 2-1 in a shootout in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game at Madison Square Garden on April 4. Osborne stopped 20 of 21 shots to earn the win and was New York’s top star. New York improved to 10 wins and 15 losses. Seattle fell to 7 wins and 17 losses. The Sirens won the shootout after the teams remained tied through regulation and overtime.

Alex Carpenter gave Seattle the lead at 2:51 of the second period, scoring with assists from Danielle Serdachny and Aneta Tejralová. Carpenter finished with one goal and four shots on goal. Serdachny recorded one assist and two shots. The Torrent went on the penalty kill when Anna Wilgren was called for hooking at 3:12 of the second. Wilgren’s penalty was two minutes. Seattle’s Gabrielle David was sent off for tripping at 13:42 of the second. David’s penalty also was two minutes. Seattle’s penalty kill and New York’s power play traded chances before the period ended, and the Sirens entered the third period trailing.

New York tied the game at 16:25 of the third period when Sarah Fillier scored with assists from Anne Cherkowski and Casey O’Brien. Fillier had one goal, five shots on goal and two penalty minutes. O’Brien recorded one assist and six shots on goal. Cherkowski added one assist and four shots. Fillier’s high-sticking penalty at 8:34 of the third gave Seattle a power play, but the Torrent could not convert. Fillier’s penalty was two minutes. New York then answered with the equalizer to force overtime. The Sirens continued to press in the extra session, but the game moved to a shootout.

The first period included a crowded sequence at 17:48. Seattle’s Aneta Tejralová was called for roughing. Tejralová’s penalty was two minutes. New York’s Emmy Fecteau received a major penalty for a check to the head, a five-minute call. Kayla Vespa was called for roughing, a two-minute penalty. The penalties did not produce a goal before Carpenter opened the scoring in the second. The sequence left both teams short-handed at various points and added to the physical tone of the game.

Seattle goaltender Corinne Schroeder made 37 saves on 38 shots in the loss. New York finished with 38 shots on goal, while Seattle had 21. New York’s Elle Hartje had six shots on goal and one hit. Seattle’s Hilary Knight recorded four shots on goal. New York’s Kristin O’Neill finished with two shots on goal and two hits. The goaltenders were central to the tight finish. Osborne turned aside 20 shots for New York, while Schroeder made 37 stops for Seattle. Neither team found a goal in overtime, sending the game to a shootout. New York converted in the tiebreaker to secure the win.

New York entered the game after an overtime win against Minnesota, while Seattle had lost to Ottawa in its previous game. Seattle had won two of the three previous meetings between the teams this season, including the most recent one. The Torrent had also dropped recent games at Boston, Montreal, Toronto and Minnesota, while the Sirens had recent wins against Minnesota and Ottawa but losses at Montreal, Seattle, Vancouver and Minnesota. Seattle had beaten Boston 3-2 at home earlier in the season and lost 4-3 at Ottawa, while New York had lost to Boston and Montreal at home and to Boston in a shootout. Both teams looked to build momentum in the final stretch of the season.

Seattle next visits Montreal and Ottawa. New York next travels to Minnesota. Interstat’s ELO system had projected New York with a 52 percent probability to win.