NEWARK, NJ — The New York Sirens skated to a dominant 5-1 victory against the Vancouver Goldeneyes Saturday afternoon in their home opener at the Prudential Center. Goaltender Kayle Osborne made 20 saves to earn her second win of the season, while four Sirens rookies found the scoresheet.
Sirens rookie forward Casey O’Brien on playing at Prudential Center for the first time in front of Sirens fans: “I mean, the fans were awesome. I think I have a lot of family, a lot of friends here, too, so it’s always nice to play in front of them.”
“You don’t always get that opportunity, but it was cool to see it just when Nicole (Vallario) scored her first goal. How they (the fans) erupted, and they kept the energy the whole game. So that definitely has an impact on us.”
The New York Sirens won their home opener Saturday afternoon over the Vancouver Goldeneyes by a final of 5-1 at the Prudential Center – Image Credit: New York Sirens/PWHL
Rookie defenseman Nicole Vallario opened the scoring less than five minutes into the first period, intercepting a clearing attempt by the Goldeneyes and sending a shot to the top corner to make it 1-0. Late in the frame, Sarah Fillier scored her first goal of the season to double New York’s lead, with rookies Anne Cherkowski—who finished the game with two assists and O’Brien—earning their first career helpers on the play.
Paetyn Levis extended New York’s lead just 55 seconds into the second period, and midway through the frame, Kristin O’Neill notched her first tally of the season, a shorthanded ‘jailbreak’ goal on a breakaway, to push the advantage to 4-0.
Sophie Jaques cut the lead to 4-1 5:23 into the third, but the first overall pick in the 2025 PWHL Draft, Kristýna Kaltounková, responded midway through the final period, scoring her first career PWHL goal and point, to make it 5-1 and continue the rookie scoring surge.
Vancouver netminder Kristen Campbell made her first start of the season, stopping 23 shots, as the Goldeneyes dropped their second straight road contest.
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