Emma Maltais' short-handed goal helps Toronto spoil New York's PWHL home opener, 3-2
Emma Maltais’ short-handed goal in the third period spoiled New York’s first home game in the Professional Women’s Hockey League as Toronto secured a 3-2 victory
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Emma Maltais' short-handed goal in the third period spoiled New York's first home game in the Professional Women's Hockey League as Toronto secured a 3-2 victory on Friday night.
New York posted a 4-0 win on New Year's Day in Toronto and was looking to become the first PWHL team to win at home through four games.
Maltais, who set the career scoring record at Ohio State with 206 points in 169 games while also playing for the Canadian national team, had a team-high five shots on goal for Toronto, which fired 37 shots at Abigail Levy of Congers, New York.
New York got off to a strong start, getting a first-period goal from Abby Roque while Levy kept Toronto scoreless for a fourth-straight period. But that ended quickly in the second. Natalie Spooner tied the game 38 seconds into the period — for the first goal in Toronto history — and Alexa Vasko scored a go-ahead goal just before the five-minute mark.
