<p>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. </p>



<p>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. </p>


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<p>With 20 goals, Natalie Spooner is the 2024 PWHL Top Goal Scorer! <a href="https://t.co/90QeHGKdE6">pic.twitter.com/90QeHGKdE6</a></p>
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<p>Along with seven assists this season, Spooner finished with a league-leading 27 points, and was also recognized as the 2024 PWHL Points Leader.</p>


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<p>— PWHL (@thepwhlofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/thepwhlofficial/status/1787304323153539123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>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. </p><div class="injected-ad injected-video" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="0" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="174"></div>



<p>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. </p>



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



<p>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.</p>



<p>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.  </p><div class="injected-ad" data-nn-ad-tech-injection-count="1" data-nn-ad-tech-max-gap="130" data-nn-ad-tech-current-gap="139"></div>
