Two Head-To-Head Games Will Likely Decide The PWHL's Final Playoff Spot
When the PWHL season ends, the Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres will be looking back at their upcoming games. One likely from inside the playoffs, and the other from home.
The PWHL's final playoff spot will likely come down to a pair of head-to-head games between the Toronto Sceptres and Ottawa Charge. No one is counting out the New Yorks Sirens just yet either, but the fact that one, or both, of the Charge and Sceptres will be collecting points in their head to head meetings will make things vastly more difficult for the Sirens. To date, Toronto has two wins to Ottawa's one in their season series, with Toronto out scoring the Charge 8-6 in those three games.
Toronto also outshot Ottawa 98-73. Special Teams Could Be Key If there's one area the Ottawa Charge could topple the Toronto Sceptres, it's on special teams. The teams have similar penalty kill rates, but Ottawa's power play has been significantly better than Toronto's.
Toronto's power play has been operating at an abysmal 9. 4% this season compared to Ottawa's 19. 2%, which is third best in the PWHL.
The Charge have tallied the highest percentage of their total goals this season on the power play scoring 26. 3% of their goals with the player advantage. At even strength, the teams have an identical 41 goals this season.