Nurse scores late winner as Toronto Sceptres beat New York Sirens at Scotiabank Arena

Sarah Nurse checked in with a late game-winner on the power-play and Hannah Miller scored twice to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the visiting New York Sirens on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.

Nurse placed a shot over the glove of New York goalie Corinne Schroeder with 5:54 remaining in the third period to snap a mini two-game slide for the Sceptres (4-0-2-6), who rank last in the six-team Professional Women's Hockey League.

Billed as the Battle on Bay Street, the game attracted a crowd of 19,102, slightly smaller than the 19,285 at the same venue when Toronto defeated Montreal 3-0 on Feb. 16, 2024.

Toronto defender Kali Flanagan scored into an empty net, while Ella Shelton and Abby Roque replied for New York (3-3-1-4).

WATCH | Nurse's power-play goal lifts Sceptres over Sirens:

Sarah Nurse's 3rd period power-play goal lifts Sceptres over Sirens

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Duration 1:03

Toronto defeats New York 4-2 as Sarah Nurse scores the game-winning goal in third period while on a power-play.

The Sceptres outshot the visitors 35-19 as Schroeder made 31 saves to 17 from Toronto's Raygan Kirk.

Miller scored with 86 seconds remaining in the first period, redirecting a high-point shot from Flanagan.

After defender Shelton's one-timer tied the game midway through the second period, Miller scored another late-period marker.

But Roque tied the game, converting a pass from her Sirens linemate Jessie Eldridge on a two-on-one break 61 seconds into the third period.

Miller's team-leading fifth and sixth goals pushed her into the top spot in the PWHL goal-scoring race.

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Takeaways

Sceptres: Defender Megan Carter made her PWHL debut after the 23-year-old from Milton, Ont., missed the Sceptres' first 11 games with a lower-body ailment. She was in the penalty box for cross-checking when New York tied the game 1-1 in the second period.

Sirens: Sarah Fillier was playing in her first PWHL game in Toronto. The Canadian national team forward from nearby Georgetown, Ont., leads the league with 12 points.

Key moment

Schroeder made a glove-hand stop on Nurse's one-timer from in close to keep the game tied with 6:40 remaining in the third period.

Up next

The Sceptres visit the Minnesota Frost on Tuesday.

New York continues its road trip against the Ottawa Charge on Monday.

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