DENVER, CO (January 25, 2026) – The Vancouver Goldeneyes have back-to-back wins for just the second time this season, jumping from a seventh-place tie to fifth in the PWHL standings with their 3-1 win over the Seattle Torrent in the PWHL Takeover Tour presented by Woody Creek Distillers. An enthusiastic crowd of 11,612 fans turned out to the league’s second game at Ball Arena to cheer on the two expansion teams facing each other for the second time this season in a busy day for local sports, including the Denver Broncos playing across the river in the AFC Championship. Vancouver has come out on top in both matchups after taking the win in overtime in their inaugural game on Nov. 21 at Pacific Coliseum. With just five seconds left in the first period, Vancouver’s Jenn Gardiner opened scoring with an unassisted goal, kicked back to her off the faceoff. Jessie Eldridge evened up the game for Seattle with her 13:40 breakaway snapshot goal in the second period. Izzy Daniel gave the Goldeneyes the lead for good with her second consecutive game-winning goal 6:23 into the third, with Michelle Karvinen adding insurance for Vancouver with a rebound goal at 13:42. Emerance Maschmeyer turned away 33/34 shots including a 15-shot push by Seattle in the third period to record her fourth win of the season, while Hannah Murphy made 28 saves in her third consecutive loss.
The Torrent and Goldeneyes join all PWHL teams in playing their final games before the league’s first-ever Olympic break on Wednesday, Jan. 28 with Seattle visiting Ottawa and Vancouver heading to Minnesota. From there, 14 players between the two rosters travel to Italy for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, beginning Thursday, Feb. 5.