Ottawa Charge Lose 5-3 to Seattle, Streak Reaches Three

Ottawa, Ontario - The Ottawa Charge dropped a 5-3 decision to the last-place Seattle Torrent on Wednesday night at TD Place, extending their losing streak to three games and jeopardizing their bid for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Professional Women's Hockey League standings.

The defeat came before a crowd of 6,644 and prevented Ottawa from overtaking Toronto, which holds a one-point lead with 34 points and a game in hand. The Charge sit at 33 points with four games remaining, while the New York Sirens trail with 31 points and five games left, setting up a tight race for the postseason berth. Seattle, playing the second half of a back-to-back set, improved to keep its slim hopes alive despite an eight-point deficit and the need to surpass four teams.

Ottawa struck first in the opening period when rookie forward Fanuza Kadirova scored her ninth goal of the season at 15:44, firing from the right wing circle past Seattle goaltender Corinne Schroeder. The Torrent responded later in the frame with Jada Habisch's first PWHL goal to even the score at 1-1. In the second period, Danielle Serdachny put Seattle ahead 2-1 at 5:30 with her fifth goal on an end-to-end rush....