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Ottawa Charge Earns Final PWHL Playoff Spot with 3-0 Victory over Toronto Sceptres

Gwyneth Philips made 41 saves as Ottawa secured its second PWHL playoff appearance with a shutout win.

  • On Saturday, the Ottawa Charge defeated the Toronto Sceptres 3-0, clinching the final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff berth with goaltender Gwyneth Philips recording 41 saves.
  • The Toronto Sceptres entered needing a regulation win to leapfrog the Ottawa Charge for the final playoff spot but came up short for the second consecutive year.
  • Fanuza Kadirova opened the scoring in the second period, Sarah Wozniewicz added a goal early in the third, and Alexa Vasko sealed the shutout with an empty-net goal with four minutes remaining.
  • Toronto goaltender Raygan Kirk stopped 29 shots in the loss, while the Charge earned their second playoff appearance in the league's three-season history.
  • The Charge will face either the Boston Fleet or the Montreal Victoire in the upcoming playoffs, pending the outcome of remaining qualifying matches.
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Philips stops 41 shots as Charge defeat Toronto Sceptres 3-0 to clinch playoff spot

Ottawa is returning to the Professional Women’s Hockey League playoffs.

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OTTAWA - Ottawa Charge downs Toronto Sceptres 3-0 to secure final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff spot.

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Charge earn final playoff spot with 3-0 victory over Sceptres

Gwyneth Philips stopped 41 shots as the Ottawa Charge defeated the Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on Saturday to capture the final Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff berth.

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Philips makes 41 saves as Charge shut out Sceptres to clinch final PWHL playoff spot

Gwyneth Philips stopped 41 shots as the Ottawa Charge defeated the visiting Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on Saturday to capture the final Professional Women's Hockey League playoff berth.

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
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