Leslie scores two, Ottawa Charge rally to take 4-3 OT win over Toronto Sceptres

Ottawa Charge's Mannon McMahon (centre) battles for the puck with Toronto Sceptres' Ella Shelton (17) and Savannah Harmon (15) during first period PWHL hockey action in Toronto, on Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

TORONTO — Rebecca Leslie scored two goals, including the game winner in overtime, as the Ottawa Charge rallied from a three-goal deficit to beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 on Tuesday.

Leslie stepped into a wrist shot and beat Toronto goalie Raygan Kirk on a power play 1:24 into extra time to lead the Charge to their second straight overtime win.

Gabbie Hughes and Brooke Hobson also scored for the Charge (2-5-1-0), who put up four unanswered goals to complete the comeback.

Brianne Jenner had two assists and Gwyneth Philips stopped 34 of the 37 shots she faced in Ottawa’s net.

Maggie Connors put Toronto (3-2-0-2) on the scoreboard less than two minutes into the game and the Sceptres maintained control through the first 25 minutes.

Darryl Watts and Ella Shelton also had goals for the Sceptres, and Kirk made 33 saves.

Ottawa began the comeback in the second period when Leslie scored to cut the deficit to 3-1 just 14 seconds after Shelton stretched Toronto’s lead to 3-0.

Takeaways

Sceptres: Toronto was without star defender Renata Fast for the second straight game, and also lost Allie Munroe during the action. Munroe did not return after crashing into the end boards.

Charge: Jenner’s two points tied her for the league lead with eight on the season. Philips added to her PWHL-leading tally with 34 saves.

Key moment

Hobson turned the puck up ice and skated around multiple Sceptres defenders before roofing a wrist shot to tie the game at 3-3 at the 4:36 mark of the third.

Key stat

Hughes was the first player to score a power-play goal in Toronto this season.

Up next

Sceptres: Travel to Montreal to play the Victoire on Saturday.

Charge: Host the Boston Fleet on Saturday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 23, 2025.

Griffin Porter, The Canadian Press