NY Sirens Win Back-to-Back, Draw Record Crowd

The New York Sirens extended their strong run in the Professional Women's Hockey League with back-to-back victories, defeating the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday in Washington, D.C., before edging the Ottawa Charge 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday night in Newark, New Jersey.

The Sunday matchup at Capital One Arena drew a record 17,228 fans, the largest attendance for a professional women's hockey game in the United States, surpassing the previous mark of 16,014 set at Seattle's inaugural home game in November. Kristýna Kaltounková opened the scoring for the Sirens just 1:24 into the game, slamming home a rebound from Sarah Fillier's shot on a power play, ending New York's 0-for-9 skid with the extra skater. Anne Cherkowski added to the lead at 5:13 of the second period, redirecting a wrister from Paetyn Levis past Montreal goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens for her first career goal. Maggie Flaherty pulled one back for the Victoire on a power-play goal late in the first frame, but Kayle Osborne's 31 saves preserved the win. Desbiens stopped 25 shots in the losing effort.

The victory snapped Montreal's three-game winning streak and improved New York's record to 7-0-1-5, placing them...