{"id":569552,"date":"2026-03-29T23:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569552\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:04:11","slug":"vancouver-tops-toronto-3-2-at-sold-out-coca-cola-coliseum-pwhl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/569552\/","title":{"rendered":"VANCOUVER TOPS TORONTO 3-2 AT SOLD-OUT COCA-COLA COLISEUM | PWHL"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlights and Press Conferences available on\u202fToronto<\/a>\u202fand\u00a0Vancouver<\/a>\u202fYouTube channels\u202f\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Vancouver Goldeneyes earned their first road win in a primary home venue this season, defeating Toronto 3-2 in\u00a0front\u00a0of\u00a0a sold-out\u00a0crowd of 8,631 at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. Mannon McMahon scored the game-winner, while former\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0Izzy Daniel, Sarah Nurse and Hannah Miller combined for five points against their former team. Blayre Turnbull led the way for Toronto, accounting for both\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0goals. Turnbull opened the scoring just 2:32 into the first period, finishing a rebound at the side of the net for her eighth goal of the season. Vancouver responded just over five minutes later as Miller scored her third of the campaign, with assists from Daniel and Nurse, to make it 1-1. Daniel gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead 35 seconds into the second period, converting a feed from Nurse, giving the duo two points apiece\u00a0on\u00a0the afternoon.\u00a0Turnbull answered with her second of the game with a power-play goal at 8:09, banking the puck off a defender to tie it 2-2. McMahon restored the lead just 45 seconds later, tipping in a point shot on the power play for the eventual winner. Emerance Maschmeyer made 25 saves in her return from a five-game absence for Vancouver. Elaine\u00a0Chuli\u00a0stopped 26 of 29 shots for Toronto in her second straight start, with Raygan Kirk day-to-day due to an upper-body injury.\u00a0At\u00a0game\u2019s\u00a0end, Toronto was still in possession of fourth place in the PWHL standings, just one point ahead of Ottawa who are in action tonight in Seattle. Vancouver climbs\u00a0into a sixth-place tie with New York, three points behind the Charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n

QUOTES\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Goldeneyes Head Coach\u00a0Brian Idalski\u00a0on Izzy Daniel:\u00a0\u201cIt was noticeable\u00a0immediately\u00a0that her hockey IQ is smart,\u00a0she’s\u00a0good with the puck.\u00a0She’s\u00a0a good passer, and so as\u00a0she’s\u00a0gotten comfortable and settled in, especially with that line, she continues to grow and make plays. The biggest thing for me is\u00a0she’s\u00a0creating offence without sacrificing anything defensively.\u00a0She’s\u00a0playing a\u00a0200-foot\u00a0game and continues to get better.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vancouver forward\u00a0Hannah Miller\u00a0on\u00a0securing\u00a0a\u00a0regulation\u00a0win as the race\u00a0for a playoff spot continues:\u00a0\u201cIt feels\u00a0good. We go into every game wanting to get three points, and\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0just going to try to string some together and keep it rolling. We know how important everything is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sceptres\u00a0captain\u00a0Blayre Turnbull:\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0definitely had\u00a0more chances tonight. I think\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0got to be a bit\u00a0more hungry, got to make sure\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0bearing down, getting\u00a0rebounds\u00a0and putting them in. Troy mentioned after the game, he stills believes that\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0passing up a lot of shooting opportunities.\u00a0I think the goalies in this league are really\u00a0good\u00a0and if we want to score, we have to get more pucks to the\u00a0net,\u00a0and I think we\u2019ve got to find a way to bury our second chances too.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toronto Head Coach\u00a0Troy Ryan\u00a0on the power\u00a0play converting: \u201cIt was magical [laughs]! It was one of those power\u00a0play\u00a0goals you need. Obviously,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0struggling\u00a0\u2014\u00a0you need some luck on your side. I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know exactly how it\u00a0went\u00a0in,\u00a0I think it\u00a0hit the defender\u2019s skate and went through the five-hole.\u00a0At that\u00a0point\u00a0we\u2019ll\u00a0take it.\u00a0Happy for\u00a0Blayre \u2014 doing the right thing,\u00a0at\u00a0least.\u00a0I mean\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0a play that she works on in practice,\u00a0where you\u00a0kind of tuck\u00a0it, hope it hits someone or gets to the backside of the net.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

NOTABLES\u202f\u202f\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vancouver\u00a0wins\u00a0the season series against Toronto,\u00a07-5\u00a0in\u00a0points. The\u00a0victory\u00a0was\u00a0the\u00a0first on the road\u00a0for the Goldeneyes\u00a0in a team\u2019s primary home venue after entering today\u2019s contest 0-0-1-7 in such games\u00a0and\u00a0previous\u00a0Takeover Tour wins in Detroit and Denver.\u00a0This was also Vancouver\u2019s first time scoring three goals in nine games played in their opponent\u2019s primary venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toronto lost for the\u00a0eighth time in 10 games at Coca-Cola Coliseum\u00a0this season, tied for the total number of losses they recorded in the first two seasons at their primary home venues.\u00a0The\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0have only scored more than two goals in three of their 10 home games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Both Toronto and Vancouver scored their fifth power-play goals of the season\u00a0but\u00a0remain tied for last in the category, with half as many as the next closest teams, Boston and Seattle (10). Toronto\u2019s\u00a0success rate on the\u00a0power\u00a0play sits at\u00a09.6%, and\u00a0Vancouver\u2019s is now\u00a09.1%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toronto has scored the first goal of the game 13 times this season, the fourth most in the PWHL.\u00a0The\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0have only been able to convert seven of those first goals into wins and rank seventh with a points percentage of .548 when scoring first.\u00a0It was also the eighth time this season Toronto\u00a0has struck\u00a0within the first five minutes of a game, most in the PWHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vancouver entered the game tied for the\u00a0second\u00a0most goals allowed in the opening five minutes (6) and\u00a0are now tied for first in that regard.\u00a0The team also allowed the first goal of the game for a league-leading 18th\u00a0time.\u00a0The Goldeneyes, which entered the game with the fewest first-period goals\u00a0scored\u00a0in the league (11), now sit tied for seventh with Ottawa\u00a0(12).\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0allowed their league-leading 23rd and 24th goal against in the second period, seven more than Ottawa for the most in the PWHL. Vancouver\u2019s second-period tallies were just their eighth and ninth of the season, ranking eighth in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Emerance Maschmeyer\u00a0returned to the lineup after missing Vancouver\u2019s\u00a0previous\u00a0five\u00a0games due to\u00a0an upper-body\u00a0injury.\u00a0She became the seventh goaltender to record 20 career wins today and\u00a0has\u00a0allowed two or fewer goals in five straight starts, surpassing Aerin Frankel (BOS) for the longest\u00a0such\u00a0active streak.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Izzy Daniel\u00a0recorded a goal and an assist to give her points in three of four games (3G, 1A) against Toronto\u00a0this season. The\u00a0second-year\u00a0forward surpassed her rookie season\u00a0point\u00a0total with the\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0with her eighth and ninth points (6G, 3A) in 23 games,\u00a0improving on\u00a0the seven points she recorded in 30 games last season. Daniel\u00a0also\u00a0tied a career-high with five shots on goal, tied for the second-most among all skaters in the contest.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Mannon McMahon\u00a0notched her fourth goal and second power-play marker of the season. After scoring once in her first 19 games, the forward now has three goals in her last four contests. The tally was also her second game-winning goal of the season \u2014 and first\u00a0winner\u00a0with Vancouver since joining the team via trade from Ottawa on Jan. 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hannah Miller\u2019s goal was her first point since Mar. 10 against Boston, ending a four-game pointless streak. The marker was her second point, and first goal, against her former team.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Blayre Turnbull\u00a0scored her eighth and ninth goals of the season, tied for fifth in the PWHL, and giving her points in five of her last six games. The\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0captain has goals in four of her last six\u00a0contests (5G), continuing a career-best campaign with 14 points (9G, 5A) in 24 games. Her nine tallies are a career high, nearly doubling her\u00a0previous\u00a0best of five in 30 games last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah Nurse\u00a0notched two assists \u2014 her first multi-assist game of the season \u2014 and snapped a three-game pointless streak, her longest of 2025-26. The Vancouver forward\u00a0and former\u00a0Sceptre,\u00a0who began the campaign with points in seven of her first eight games, has missed 11 games this season but sits tied for second in team scoring with\u00a010\u00a0points (5G, 5A). She also leads the team in points-per-game (0.83), which ranks eighth in the PWHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Claire Thompson\u00a0recorded an assist for her team-leading 12th point of the season,\u00a0moving\u00a0into\u00a0sole\u00a0possession\u00a0of\u00a0fourth in scoring among PWHL defenders. The assist was her first on the power play this season\u00a0after registering five with Minnesota in 2024-25.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sophie Jaques\u00a0recorded her fourth assist of the season, snapping an eight-game assist drought. The defender is tied for second in team scoring with 10 points, the third straight season she has reached double-digit points.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Renata Fast\u00a0recorded her eighth assist of the season, marking her first career point against Vancouver (4 GP). The defender now has 44 career points, ranking second all-time among PWHL defenders \u2014 one behind Megan Keller (BOS) \u2014 and leads all defenders in assists with 34.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Daryl Watts\u00a0recorded her team-leading 17th point of the season and has points in five of her last six contests. She is one assist shy of reaching double-digit helpers for the second straight season (15A in 2024-25). The assist was her first on the power play this\u00a0campaign\u00a0\u2014 she had eight power-player\u00a0assists\u00a0last season, tied for third in the PWHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jesse Compher\u00a0recorded a\u00a0second-period\u00a0assist\u00a0for her second power-play helper of the season, joining\u00a0Emma Maltais\u00a0as the only\u00a0Sceptres\u00a0with multiple assists\u00a0this season\u00a0on the advantage. The forward ranks third in team\u00a0scoring with\u00a011 points (6G, 5A) in 24 games.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Natalie Spooner\u00a0recorded her first point since\u00a0an assist in her first post-Olympic game,\u00a0snapping a six-game pointless stretch. She now has 40 career points (26G, 14A) in 62 games, becoming the 25th\u00a0player\u00a0to reach the milestone in league history.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Elaine\u00a0Chuli\u00a0suffered her fifth consecutive loss after opening her season with a three-game win streak. She has allowed three or more goals in five of her eight starts this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nina Jobst-Smith\u00a0had six shots on\u00a0net, the most in the game, setting a new career high in the category. The\u00a0rookie\u00a0defender\u2019s\u00a0previous\u00a0best was four, also against Toronto, on Jan.\u00a022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Clara Van Wieren\u00a0missed the contest\u00a0for Toronto,\u00a0the first of her\u00a0rookie\u00a0campaign,\u00a0serving\u00a0a\u00a0one-game suspension\u00a0as\u00a0announced<\/a>\u00a0prior to today\u2019s game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

THREE STARS \u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

1.\u202f Izzy\u00a0Daniel (VAN) 1G, 1A\u00a0
2.\u202f\u00a0Sarah Nurse (VAN) 2A\u00a0
3.\u202f\u00a0Blayre Turnbull (TOR) 2G\u00a0<\/p>\n

STANDINGS\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Toronto:\u202f31\u202fPTS (8-1-5-10) \u2013\u202f4th\u202fPlace\u202f\u00a0
Vancouver:\u202f27\u202fPTS (7-1-4-11) \u2013\u202f6th\u202fPlace\u00a0(tied)\u00a0<\/p>\n

UPCOMING SCHEDULES\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vancouver: Wednesday, April 1 at Montr\u00e9al at 7 p.m. ET\u202f\u00a0
Toronto:\u00a0Wednesday,\u00a0April 1\u00a0vs.\u00a0Ottawa\u00a0at\u00a09:30\u00a0p.m. ET\u202f\u2013 Takeover Tour\u00a0Calgary\u00a0<\/p>\n

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