Ottawa Charge Wins 4-2, Extends Streak to Five

OTTAWA, Ontario — The Ottawa Charge secured a 4-2 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes on Friday night at TD Place, extending their franchise-record winning streak to five games and climbing into a tie for the league's fourth and final playoff spot.

Anna Meixner, Ronja Savolainen, Brianne Jenner and Rebecca Leslie scored for Ottawa, which improved to 3-3-0-5 with the win in front of 7,889 fans. Goaltender Gwyneth Philips made 23 saves to anchor the defense. Sophie Jaques and Michelle Karvinen tallied for Vancouver, which fell to 3-1-1-6, while Kristen Campbell stopped 23 shots in net.

The game remained scoreless through much of the first two periods, with Ottawa outshooting Vancouver 25-24 overall. Savolainen broke the deadlock at 10:12 of the opening frame, capitalizing on a rebound from rookie Peyton Hemp's shot to beat Campbell and give the Charge a 1-0 lead.

Ottawa doubled its advantage early in the third period when Meixner fired a shot past Campbell's glove side at 5:07, marking her second goal of the season. The Goldeneyes responded at 11:13, as Jaques skated the puck from her own zone, deked Hemp and slipped a shot through Brooke Hobson's legs and under Philips' left pad...