Daryl Watts nets hat trick as PWHL Ottawa snaps Toronto's 11-game winning streak

Daryl Watts and Ottawa's Professional Women's Hockey League team put an end to Toronto's winning ways Saturday.

Watts had three goals as Ottawa rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat visiting Toronto 5-3. That snapped the league leaders' 11-game win streak.

The win was huge for Ottawa (7-0-6-6) as it looks to create space between itself and Boston for the league's fourth and final playoff spot. Ottawa currently has 27 points, five more than Boston, which faces New York on Monday before the league's international break.

"It's just great to build on," said Watts. "And then come out of the break fast and furious."

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Ottawa captain Brianne Jenner had a goal and two assists while Hayley Scamurra scored her fourth of the season. Emerance Maschmeyer made 19 saves.

Natalie Spooner, with two, and Sarah Nurse had the goals for Toronto (10-3-0-6) while Kristen Campbell stopped 20 shots. After a 45-minute wait for head coach Troy Ryan, assistant Rachel Flanagan spoke to media.

"We're just chatting as a team and there's different, like, meetings with leadership groups and so Troy was busy so he sent me over," said Flanagan.

Toronto opened the scoring after taking advantage of a turnover at Ottawa's blue line with Spooner beating Maschmeyer to the glove side. Spooner scored her second less than four minutes later on a great feed from Kali Flanagan on a 2-on-1.

"I think I'm just finding pucks around the net, taking pucks to the net and using my body around the net," said Spooner. "I think I've always been a player that likes to be around the net and likes to score goals."

Watts scored her first of the game with 4.5 seconds remaining in the period to cut Toronto's lead to one.

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