Charge beat the Goldeneyes 4-2, extend franchise-record win streak to 5 games

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Anna Meixner, Ronja Savolainen, Brianne Jenner and Rebecca Leslie scored as the Ottawa Charge defeated the Vancouver Goldeneyes 4-2 on Friday night for their franchise-record fifth straight victory.

Gwyneth Philips stopped 23 shots for Ottawa.

Sophie Jaques and Michelle Karvinen scored for Vancouver, and Kristen Campbell made 23 saves.

The Charge opened the scoring at 10:12 of the first period when Savolainen scored off a rebound of a shot by Peyton Hemp.

Ottawa made it 2-0 at 5:07 of the third when Meixner beat Campbell on the glove side.

The Goldeneyes got on the board at 11:13 when Jaques took the puck from her own end, deked Hemp and put a shot through Brooke’s Hobson’s legs.

Jenner’s empty-net goal at 18:35 proved to be the winner when Karvinen scored 23 seconds later. Leslie added another empty-net goal with 24 seconds remaining.

The Goldeneyes have one road win in five games this season.

Charge: Face the Boston Fleet in Halifax on Sunday.

Goldeneyes: At Montreal against the Victoire on Sunday.

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Vancouver Goldeneyes' Sophie Jaques, right, celebrates after her goal against the Ottawa Charge during third-period PWHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Charge's Ronja Savolainen (88) and Vancouver Goldeneyes' Tereza Vanisova (13) track the puck as Goldeneyes' Anna Segedi (51) tries to maintain possession during the second period of an PWHL hockey game in Ottawa, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Charge's Ronja Savolainen, right, celebrates after her goal against Vancouver Goldeneyes goaltender Kristen Campbell (not shown) during first-period PWHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)

Ottawa Charge's Ronja Savolainen (88) scores against Vancouver Goldeneyes goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during first-period PWHL hockey game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Spencer Colby/The Canadian Press via AP)

NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder has been suspended three games without pay for an off-court incident in which he tried to strike another player during a confrontation, the NBA said Saturday night.

The league said the confrontation occurred about 40 minutes after the Kings’ 125-101 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Dec. 28, when Schroder sought out the other player in a hallway at Crypto.com Arena.

The league did not disclose the name of the Lakers player, but according to ESPN it was Luka Doncic. The pair had been sniping at each other all game, with Doncic at one point taunting Schroder for not signing an $84 million contract with the Lakers in 2021.

Schroder will miss home games against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night, the Lakers on Monday night and the New York Knicks on Wednesday night.

He's eligible to return for a Friday home game against the Washington Wizards.

The 6-foot-1 Schroder, who has played for 10 teams in a 12-year NBA career, is averaging 13 points and 5.7 assists per game this season.

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Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder (17) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, front right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic, back center, shoots as Sacramento Kings guard Nique Clifford (5) and guard Dennis Schroder (17) watch during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) shields the ball from Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schroder, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)

Sacramento Kings guard Dennis Schröder, right, moves the ball while defended by Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)