PWHL Toronto’s Natalie Spooner finishes as league’s Top Goal Scorer, Points Leader

The PWHL’s inaugural regular season came to a close Sunday night, with Toronto defeating Ottawa 5-2 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Mattamy Athletic Centre.

Toronto forward Natalie Spooner scored two goals, cementing one of the most dominating single-season performances in hockey history. With a league-leading 20 goals, Spooner was recognized as the 2024 PWHL Top Goal Scorer.

Along with seven assists this season, Spooner finished with a league-leading 27 points, and was also recognized as the 2024 PWHL Points Leader.

Finishing with 20 goals, Spooner had nine more than the No. 2 goal scorers: her teammate Sarah Nurse and Minnesota’s Grace Zumwinkle, who both finished with 11. In fact, only six players in the league finished the season with 10 or more goals.

The 33-year-old Spooner led the league in a number of other categories. She had the most multi-goal games with six; she had the most power-play goals with seven; she had the highest points-per-game with 1.13 and she led the league in shots with 101.

She was also tied for third in the league in plus-minus with a plus-11 rating.

Toronto finished No. 1 in the league with a 17-7-0 record and 47 points, clinching home-ice advantage throughout the playoffs. They will have a 24-hour window to choose their first-round opponent: either third-place Boston or No. 4 Minnesota.

Game 1 of Toronto’s semi-final series is Wednesday, with Game 2 taking place Friday night. Toronto will play their home games through the playoffs at Coca-Cola Coliseum, home of the AHL’s Toronto Marlies, with a capacity of 8,100.