Nurse’s two-goal effort leads Goldeneyes in 5-0 thumping of Sceptres

By Canadian Press on January 22, 2026.

VANCOUVER — Sarah Nurse scored twice and Tereza Vanisova added a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Goldeneyes defeated the Toronto Sceptres 5-0 Thursday night for their first PWHL home win of 2026.

Nurse and Vanisova scored unassisted goals 11 seconds apart as the Goldeneyes broke the game open with three goals in the second period.

Izzy Daniel and Abigail Boreen also scored for Vancouver (4-1-2-7).

Goaltender Kristen Campbell stopped 24 shots for her first shutout of the season against her former team.

Elaine Chuli made 23 saves for Toronto (4-1-3-7), which has lost six of its last seven games.

Daniel scored early in the second period off a nice give-and-go with Jenn Garnder. Chuli stopped the first shot but the puck rebounded in off Daniel for her third goal of the year.

Vanisova made it 2-0 at 13:31 when she scored her first goal of the season on a wraparound. On the following faceoff Nurse ripped a shot over Chuli’s glove from the faceoff circle.

Nurse thrilled the crowd of 14,006 at the Pacific Coliseum when she fired a hard shot past Chuli early in the third.

The game was a rematch of the Sceptres’ 2-1 overtime win against the Goldeneyes on Saturday in Toronto.

Takeaways

Goldeneyes: Forward Anna Meixner earned an assist in her first game since coming to Vancouver from Ottawa in a trade Sunday along with Mannon McMahon, and Anna Skokhina. …It was the Goldeneyes’ first home game since a Dec. 20 loss to Montreal. …It was Vancouver’s final home game before the Olympic break.

Sceptres: Early in the first period, defender Kali Flanagan had a rush broken up when she ran into a linesman. …It was the Spectres’ first visit to the Pacific Coliseum, but they played in Vancouver last year losing 4-2 to Montreal at Rogers Arena in the Takeover Tour. … The Sceptres will be back in Vancouver March 1 for the Goldeneyes first home game following the Olympic break.

Key moment

Moments after Daniel’s goal, Campbell made a big save stopping Toronto forward Daryl Watts on a breakaway after she got behind the Vancouver defence.

Key stat

Nurse has three goals in two games since returning from an eight-week absence due to an arm injury.

Up next

Goldeneyes: Travel to Seattle to face the Torrent on Saturday.

Sceptres: Visit the Montreal Victoire on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 22, 2026.

Jim Morris, The Canadian Press