VANCOUVER (Interstat) — Emerance Maschmeyer made 29 saves and the Vancouver Goldeneyes used a three-goal second period to beat the Seattle Torrent 4-1 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game at Pacific Coliseum on April 14.

Sarah Nurse opened the scoring 2:18 into the first period, with assists from Claire Thompson and Tereza Vanišová. Vancouver protected that 1-0 lead through the rest of the opening frame, aided by a Seattle penalty when Anna Wilgren was sent off for tripping at 18:17. Seattle generated pressure before the intermission but could not solve Maschmeyer.

The Goldeneyes took control in the second. Hannah Miller made it 2-0 at 6:37, with Jenn Gardiner and Ashton Bell assisting. Anna Meixner pushed the lead to 3-0 at 10:35, assisted by Mellissa Channell-Watkins. Madison Samoskevich then scored at 11:08, with Anna Segedi and Bell setting it up, giving Vancouver a 4-0 cushion. Vancouver scored three times in a span of 4:31. Bell also recorded one hit. Bell’s two assists helped Vancouver turn a tight first period into a commanding lead.

Seattle ended the shutout in the third when Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored at 11:18, with Mariah Keopple and Lexie Adzija assisting. The Torrent tried to cut further into the deficit, but Maschmeyer held firm. She finished with 29 saves on 30 shots, earning the win and top-star honors for Vancouver. Seattle finished with 30 shots on goal, but Maschmeyer turned aside all but one. Alex Carpenter recorded three shots on goal for Seattle, while Grant-Mentis scored on her only shot.

Vancouver’s Sarah Nurse finished with one goal, six shots and one hit. Miller had one goal, six shots and four hits. Samoskevich and Meixner each scored on their only shot. Thompson added an assist and two shots, and Channell-Watkins had one assist. For Seattle, Grant-Mentis’ goal was her only shot, and Carpenter led the Torrent with three shots.

Penalties were spread across the game. Vancouver’s Anna Shokhina was called for cross checking at 14:39 of the second period, and Seattle’s Cayla Barnes went off for cross checking at 15:57. In the third, Vancouver’s Michelle Karvinen received a tripping minor at 3:04. Seattle’s Wilgren had been whistled for tripping in the first. Vancouver scored four times, while Seattle managed one goal.

The win moved Vancouver to 9-18, while Seattle fell to 8-19. Vancouver had lost its previous home game and had dropped a high-scoring road game before returning home. Seattle had won its previous road game but could not carry that form into this one. The Goldeneyes had also won the most recent meeting between the teams and took an overtime decision earlier in the season, giving them another edge in the season series. The Goldeneyes snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory. Vancouver’s slide included losses to Boston, Minnesota and Montreal.

Seattle had won three of its previous 10 games, while Vancouver had won two of its previous 10. Vancouver had dropped a 5-1 home decision to Boston and a 6-5 road game at Minnesota before this matchup. Seattle had lost 4-1 at Montreal and 2-1 in a shootout at New York, with a 5-3 win at Ottawa breaking a rough run. The Goldeneyes had also lost three straight before a 3-2 road win at Toronto. Seattle had lost seven of its previous 10.

Interstat’s ELO system projected Vancouver with a 53 percent probability to win before the game. The Goldeneyes and Torrent are scheduled to meet again in Seattle in their next game. Vancouver will also host Montreal and Minnesota in upcoming games, while Seattle will host Minnesota and Montreal.