NEWARK, NJ (January 20, 2026) – Rookie Sarah Wozniewicz scored at 1:29 of overtime to give the Ottawa Charge a 4-3 victory over the New York Sirens on Tuesday night at Prudential Center. The goal stopped the Sirens from completing a comeback that saw them down 3-0 midway through the second period. Rebecca Leslie led the Charge offense with three points, including a first period goal at 16:08 when she buried a shot on a 2-on-1 rush, plus assists on Brianne Jenner’s second period power play goal at 6:53 and the overtime winner. Jenner and Gabbie Hughes finished with two points each, with the latter opening the scoring at 8:37 in the opening frame. Jaime Bourbonnais put the home team on the board at 12:40 of the second period as the Sirens took advantage of an offensive zone turnover. Kristin O’Neill cut the deficit to one with a power play goal at 11:55, followed by the equalizer by rookie Anne Cherkowski at 13:39 of the final frame. Sarah Fillier had two assists to lead all Sirens in points. Casey O’Brien nearly won it in overtime for the Sirens but was denied on a breakaway by Gwyneth Philips who made 31 saves in her seventh win of the season. Rookie Callie Shanahan got her first career start between the pipes for the Sirens, stopping 17 shots in her debut. New York holds onto second place with points in seven straight games, while Ottawa climbs into a fourth-place tie with Montréal after securing points in seven of their last eight games. Both teams return to action on the weekend, with Ottawa visiting Montréal on Saturday and New York traveling to Minnesota Sunday. The teams will meet back at Prudential Center on Mar. 8.
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