Sirens extend win streak to 4 games, send Sceptres to 3rd straight loss

Kristýna Kaltounkova scored twice, Kayle Osborne had a 31-save shutout and the New York Sirens topped the Sceptres 2-0 in Toronto on Tuesday in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

The victory extended New York's (6-0-0-5) winning streak to four games.

Elaine Chuli made 20 saves for Toronto (4-0-3-4), which had its losing streak extended to three games.

Kaltounkova tipped in a point shot from Jincy Roese 2:50 into the second period.

Just over a minute later, following a New York chance that caused a big scramble in front, Kaltounkova had a penalty shot opportunity after the officials called a closing hand on puck infraction against Ella Shelton. However, Kaltounkova rang her shot off the right post.

She added an empty-net goal, though, with 6.5 seconds left in the contest.

Sceptres: Toronto had a rough outing as far as prime scoring chances go. The Sceptres made a push late, with under a minute remaining but couldn't solve Osborne. Both sides played sloppily but the Sirens managed to take advantage of one opportunity.

Sirens: New York simply just found a way to win, as ugly of a game as it was. The victory helped the Sirens move past the Minnesota Frost for second spot in the PWHL standings, one point behind the Boston Fleet.

Kaltounkova's tip-in goal gave New York the cushion it needed to hold off Toronto for the win.

Daryl Watts entered Tuesday on a five-game point streak (four goals, two assists) and a four-game goal streak. The point streak tied her career high, while the goal streak was one away from tying New York's Sarah Fillier's league record five-game goal streak from last season.

Sirens: Host the Minnesota Frost on Jan. 16.

Sceptres: Visit the Boston Fleet on Jan. 14.