The Ottawa Charge led on the shot clock all night, but it took a third-period uprising to defeat the Toronto Sceptres in their home opener Tuesday at TD Place. The Charge overcame a 2-1 deficit with a power-play goal by Jincy Roese and an even-strength effort by Tereza Vanisova,

Sarah Nurse, Emma Maltais, Kristen Campbell and the injured Natalie Spooner received the biggest roars during introductions. And when the Sceptres and Boston Fleet lined up at the blue lines for the anthems, anticipation was high among the towel-waving crowd of 8,089.

The Toronto Sceptres have nine new faces in the lineup heading into Year 2 in the PWHL, which begins on Saturday afternoon when they host the Boston Fleet at the Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Here are the 28 players on board when the regular season begins Saturday against the Boston Fleet at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

Special teams, physicality, and a need to capitalize on scoring chances dotted the Toronto Sceptres' season opening win over the Boston Fleet.

The Toronto Sceptres’ third-period pressure finally paid off as they skated away with a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet Saturday in the PWHL home opener.

A late goal from the Toronto Sceptres propelled the hosts to a 3-1 win over the Boston Fleet in the PWHL season opener. Hilary Knight took a late boarding call, and Toronto’s Hannah Miller capitalized on the power play with just 1:38 left in the third period to put Toronto up by a goal.