The Seattle Torrent defeated the New York Sirens 4-1 on Wednesday night, with the hockey teams taking the ice at Allstate Arena as the PWHL surpassed the 2 million all-time attendance mark.
10,006 fans attended the game in Chicago, pushing the league's total attendance to 2,001,975 through 275 games since its January 2024 launch. As with many such attendance milestones, the feat was achieved during the 13th of this year's 16-game PWHL Takeover Tour.
Seattle dominated the first period with three goals. Theresa Schafzahl opened scoring with a wraparound at 10:33, before Danielle Serdachny made it 2-0 at 14:25, and Cayla Barnes scored on the power play at 19:34. The three first-period goals marked the most the 2025/26 PWHL expansion team has ever scored in a single period.
The Torrent snapped a four-game losing streak behind strong performances from their top line. Alex Carpenter, Schafzahl, and Serdachny combined for eight points, while goalie Corinne Schroeder stopped 29 shots in her first appearance against her former team.
Sarah Fillier cut New York's deficit to 3-1 nearly six minutes into the third period, before Carpenter restored the three-goal lead at 9:48 to seal the victory.
The win marks Seattle's second away victory this season.
New York has now lost five straight road games, sitting three points behind fifth-place Ottawa in the PWHL playoff race. Seattle now moves within two points of seventh-place Vancouver.
The fan-favorite hockey teams take the ice again this weekend, when the Sirens face Montréal in Detroit on Saturday while the Torrent host a Sunday showdown with Ottawa.
