Women's Hockey / PWHL

TORONTO, ON (February 14, 2025) – Emma Woods netted her second game-winning goal against Boston this season, leading Toronto to a 3-1 win over the Fleet on Friday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Sceptres extended their winning streak to three games and have now earned points in six straight contests, while snapping Boston’s two-game win streak.

Four minutes into the game, Emma Maltais opened the scoring with an unassisted goal, giving the Sceptres a 1-0 lead. Early in the second period, Megan Keller responded with the Fleet’s only goal of the game, temporarily tying the score at one. With 20 seconds left in the second period, the game-winner from Woods gave Toronto their second lead of the game, and Jesse Compher sealed the deal with her power play goal at 17:31 in the third. Kristen Campbell, who made her tenth start of the season for the Sceptres, made 16 saves in the game, earning her third win of the season. Goaltender Aerin Frankel’s five-game winning streak came to an end with the loss. She made 25 saves on 28 shots.

With the win, Toronto is now just two points behind the Minnesota Frost for second place in the PWHL standings. Boston remains in a three-way tie for fourth place with New York and Ottawa.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/14/toronto-wins-third-straight-prevails-3-1-over-boston

OTTAWA, ON (February 13, 2025) – In the highest scoring game in PWHL history, the Ottawa Charge soared to an 8-3 win over the Minnesota Frost at TD Place on Thursday night. Tereza Vanišová’s hat trick and Gabbie Hughes’ two-goal game were among the seven multi-point performances that propelled Ottawa to victory in front of an electric home crowd. During a back-and-forth first period, the Charge opened the scoring with two goals on their first two shots, first from Mannon McMahon and second from Hughes, who tallied her first of the season and Ottawa’s first shorthanded ‘jailbreak' goal of the campaign. Minnesota responded with two goals of their own from Britta Curl-Salemme and Michela Cava to even the score at the end of the opening period. During the second period, the Charge opened the floodgates by adding four goals to their tally – Hughes netted her second of the night, Vanišová added two of her own, and Victoria Bach notched one more – to put Ottawa up by four heading into the final frame. The Charge further extended their lead in the final period by adding two more goals, the first from captain Brianne Jenner on the power play, and the second from Vanišová for her third of the game. Minnesota managed to find the back of the net late in the game with a goal from Sophie Jaques, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit, as the Charge secured their first win in four games – and their first at TD Place since their home opener on Dec. 3 – to jump into a three-way tie for fourth place in the league with 20 points. Minnesota remains in second position with 26 points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/13/charge-score-record-high-eight-goals-in-electric-victory-over-frost

NEWARK, NJ (February 12, 2025) – Aerin Frankel stopped all 25 shots faced in her first shutout of the season, earning the Boston Fleet a 4-0 victory for over the New York Sirens at Prudential Center. Boston has now won all three matchups against New York this season, with the two teams scheduled to play twice more over the next 11 days. With three seconds left in the first period, Susanna Tapani deflected a Hilary Knight shot off the faceoff. The goal – Tapani’s sixth of the season - held as her first game-winning tally of the campaign. Scoring continued for Boston at the beginning of the third period with a goal from Megan Keller solidifying a 2-0 lead. The last two goals came within two minutes of each other late in the third period with Jamie Lee Rattray scoring at 13:48 and Shay Maloney recording her tally at 15:45. Corinne Schroeder recorded 27 saves on 31 shots in the loss. With the victory, the Fleet are now tied with the Sirens for fourth place in the PWHL standings at 20 points each. The Sirens have now lost a season-high three straight games.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/12/frankel-shutout-backstops-boston-to-4-0-win-over-new-york

TORONTO, ON (February 11, 2025) – Natalie Spooner notched an assist in her first game back in the lineup this season––and first game in 275 days–– helping the Toronto Sceptres extend their season-high point streak to five games in a 3-2 overtime win over Minnesota at Coca-Cola Coliseum on Tuesday night.

Minnesota opened the scoring late in the first period with a goal from Sophie Jaques, then Brooke McQuigge doubled the Frost’s lead nine minutes into the second frame. Toronto responded just three minutes later with a goal from Hannah Miller, as Spooner – the reigning PWHL Billie Jean King MVP Award recipient – tallied her first assist of the season in her debut. Daryl Watts found the back of the net for the Sceptres on the power play just 1:54 later to knot the game at two, and a scoreless final period sent the game into overtime.

With just four seconds left in overtime, Renata Fast scored on a breakaway to secure the win for the Sceptres in front of their home crowd. Raygan Kirk stopped 27 of 29 shots to earn her fourth win of the season for Toronto, while Maddie Rooney turned aside 19 of 22 shots in net for Minnesota. With the win, the Sceptres jump into third place in the PWHL standings with 21 points, while the Frost remain in second with 26.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/11/spooner-makes-long-awaited-return-fast-scores-ot-winner-for-sceptres

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Feb 4, 2025, 5:20 PM (ET)

The SupraStars of the Month, presented by AIRSUPRA, for the month of January have been recognized as: Kendall Coyne Schofield (F – Minnesota Frost), Hannah Miller (F – Toronto Sceptres), Marie-Philip Poulin (F – Montréal Victoire), Erin Ambrose (D – Montréal Victoire), Claire Thompson (D – Minnesota Frost) and Corinne Schroeder (G – New York Sirens).

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NEWARK, NJ (February 2, 2025) – Marie-Philip Poulin powered the Montréal Victoire to their fifth-straight win on Sunday afternoon, scoring both of her team’s goals in a 2-1 victory over the New York Sirens at Prudential Center. After a scoreless first period, Poulin opened the scoring less than a minute into the second period as she fended off three New York players to find the back of the net in a one-on-three play. The Victoire captain struck again four minutes later, firing the puck top shelf to double Montréal’s lead heading into the final frame. The Sirens continued to fight late into the game, as Allyson Simpson netted her first PWHL goal to spark life into the New York bench with seven minutes left in the game. While the Sirens continued to push for the equalizer, Ann-Renée Desbiens stood tall in net for the Victoire, turning aside 23 of 24 shots for her league-leading eighth win in her 10th start of the season. At the other end of the ice, rookie netminder Kayle Osborne stopped 18 of 20 shots between the pipes for the Sirens in her fourth start. Montréal’s team-record five consecutive wins extends their stronghold on the league’s top spot with 31 points - six ahead of second-place Minnesota heading into the international break, while New York remains in third place with 20 points.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/02/poulin-leads-montr-al-to-fifth-straight-win-with-2-1-victory-over-new-york

TORONTO, ON (February 1, 2025) – Toronto Sceptres captain Blayre Turnbull led her team to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Charge on Saturday afternoon, scoring two goals and an assist in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,351 at Coca-Cola Coliseum. Toronto's league-leading power play continued to dominate to break open the scoring, as Julia Gosling netted her first PWHL goal – with a primary assist from Turnbull – to give the Sceptres the lead with two minutes to go in the opening frame. Emily Clark evened the score for the Charge nearly four minutes into the second period, but Turnbull responded just three minutes later to put the Sceptres back on top. Toronto’s power play went to work once again as Renata Fast extended the lead to two, putting the Sceptres up 3-1 heading into the final frame. Turnbull added an insurance marker three minutes into the third period – her second goal and third point of the night – to put Toronto up by three. Ottawa cut their deficit in half just under four minutes later with a goal from Kateřina Mrázová, but the Charge failed to ignite a spark in the game’s final minutes, as the Sceptres held on for the win. Rookie goaltender Raygan Kirk turned aside 30 of 32 shots to secure her third win of the season in net for the Sceptres, while Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 14 of 18 shots for the Charge in her league-leading 11th start of the season. With a win heading into the international break, the Sceptres leapfrog into fourth place with points in four straight games, while Ottawa drops down into a tie for fifth place with their third straight loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/01/turnbull-captains-sceptres-to-4-2-win-over-charge-on-a-sold-out-saturday

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LAVAL, QC (Jan. 30, 2025) – With a goal, two assists and a shootout marker in her first game back after missing three games due to injury, Laura Stacey led the Montréal Victoire to a 4-3 shootout win over the Toronto Sceptres at home at Place Bell on Thursday night—the team’s fourth straight win. The Sceptres’ dominant power play opened the scoring mid-way through the first period, as Jesse Compher tapped in a rebound off the back boards to give Toronto the lead. Mariah Keopple equalized the score six minutes later – with a primary assist from Stacey for her first point of the night – bringing energy to the Montréal crowd heading into the first intermission. Stacey earned her second primary assist of the night seven minutes into the second period, feeding a pass to Maureen Murphy to give the Victoire their first lead of the game. The Sceptres’ power play struck for the second time in the game, with a goal from Hannah Miller to even the score once again heading into the third frame. Mid-way through the third period, Stacey found the back of the net for her third point of the night, giving Montréal their second lead of the game. Daryl Watts then knotted the score at three for Toronto with just three minutes left in the third to force extra time.

After a scoreless overtime period, Stacey and Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin potted Montréal’s two shootout goals to secure the win for the Victoire–– Toronto rookie Julia Gosling was the only goal scorer for the Sceptres in the shootout. Elaine Chuli earned the first shootout win of her PWHL career, turning aside 37 of 40 shots in net for the Victoire through regulation and overtime, followed by another four saves on five shootout attempts. Kristen Campbell stopped 25 of 28 shots through 65 minutes of play, followed by three of five saves in the shootout for the Sceptres. Montréal now has a three-point stronghold on first place following the win, while Toronto jumps into fifth place after earning a single point in the shootout loss.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/31/stacey-powers-victoire-to-4-3-shootout-victory-over-sceptres

LAVAL, QC (January 29, 2025) – Marie-Philip Poulin scored the season’s first hat trick and rookie Jennifer Gardiner had a career-high goal and two assists to secure a 4-1 win for the Montréal Victoire over the Ottawa Charge at Place Bell. Montréal has triumphed in all four matchups with Ottawa this season and, with their third straight victory, have regained the league lead over Minnesota with 26 points in the standings. Midway through the first period, Tereza Vanišová scored the first and only goal for Ottawa, giving them a brief 1-0 lead going into the second period. Montréal scored three goals in the span of 8:02 in the middle frame, beginning with a Poulin one-timer at 2:10, followed by a Gardiner breakaway snipe at 7:31 which held as the game-winner. The Victoire captain added her second goal at 10:12 of the middle frame on the power play and completed the hat trick into the empty net at 16:16 of the third. Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 31 shots for her league-leading seventh win of the season. Charge rookie Gwyneth Philips got the start and allowed three goals on 12 shots. She was relieved by Emerance Maschmeyer who turned aside all 20 shots she faced.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/29/poulin-s-hat-trick-gardiner-s-three-points-power-montr-al-to-a-4-1-victory-over-ottawa

I'm a 50 year old dude, never cared about sports. But my wife got into PWHL last year and I started watching with her.

It doesn't have the toxicity that I've seen in so many male dominated sports. We're Minnesotans, so of course we support Frost.

Late last season we were watching a game and while the game was tied, our (Minnesota, not yet called Frost) team wasn't making as many shots on goals as they usually did, and I said that.

"What's going on? Why is Minnesota lagging in shots on goal... WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE TO ME, I'M MAKING OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SPORTS STATISTICS!!"

SAINT PAUL, MN (January 28, 2025) – Claire Thompson celebrated her 27th birthday by leading the Minnesota Frost to a 4-3 shootout win over the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Minnesota defender scored twice and added an assist in regulation before netting the shootout winner to lift the Frost into first place in the standings with 25 points, two points ahead of Montréal, heading into the International Break. Five of the game’s six goals were scored on the power play, including Michela Cava’s opening tally for Minnesota early in the first period. The teams alternated scoring throughout the contest with Toronto goals from Sarah Nurse, Jesse Compher and Renata Fast to tie the game in the first period and twice in the third. All three Sceptres goal scorers recorded multi-point performances, led by Fast with a career-high three points. Taylor Heise had two assists for the Frost— her second-straight multi-point game. Maddie Rooney had 24 saves and is now tied for most wins in the league at six. Rookie Raygan Kirk stopped 26 shots in defeat.

Score graphic from Frost Official Bluesky

SAINT PAUL, MN (January 26, 2025) – Taylor Heise led a high-scoring matchup with two goals, including the game-winner, boosting the Minnesota Frost to a 5-2 win over the Boston Fleet at Xcel Energy Center. The Frost snapped a three-game losing streak while ending the Fleet’s two-game winning streak and five-game point streak. Minnesota’s top line was on fire this afternoon combining for seven points with Michela Cava and Kendall Coyne Schofield setting up both Heise goals, and the captain adding a tally of her own to take over the PWHL scoring lead. Rookies Brooke McQuigge and Katy Knoll provided the other Minnesota goals. Boston twice cut the deficit to one, when captain Hilary Knight scored a second period goal to make it 2-1, and Susanna Tapani scored in the third period to make it 3-2. Nicole Hensley recorded 26 saves on 28 shots in her third win in five starts. Emma Söderberg stopped 22 of 27 in her third start of the season. Minnesota is now tied with Montréal atop the PWHL standings with 23 points.

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https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/26/top-line-heise-cava-coyne-schofield-boosts-minnesota-to-5-2-victory-over-boston

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TORONTO (Jan 25, 2025) – The Toronto Sceptres soared to a 4-2 victory over the New York Sirens in front of a sold-out home crowd of 19,102 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday afternoon, winning the Battle on Bay Street presented by Scotiabank for the second straight year. The Sceptres opened the scoring with a goal from Hannah Miller–– her first of two in the game–– to ignite the packed arena and give her team the lead heading into the first intermission. Ella Shelton evened the score on the power play halfway through the second period, but Miller struck again with just over a minute remaining in the second frame to give the Sceptres their second lead of the game going into the final period. Miller now has sole possession of the league lead in scoring, with six goals on the season. With just a minute gone in the third period, Abby Roque evened the score once again for New York to tie the game at two. With under six minutes remaining in the third period, Sarah Nurse regained the lead for Toronto on the power play for her first tally in seven games. The Sceptres secured the win in front of a roaring crowd with an empty-net goal from Kali Flanagan. Raygan Kirk earned her second win of the season in net for Toronto, turning aside 17 of 19 shots. Corinne Schroeder made 31 saves on 34 shots between the pipes for New York – the second-highest shot tally she’s faced this season.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/25/miller-fuels-sceptres-to-4-2-victory-over-sirens-at-sold-out-battle-on-bay-street

SAINT PAUL, MN (January 21, 2025) – Ottawa rookie Gwyneth Philips earned her first career PWHL win and shutout on Goalie Appreciation Night in Minnesota, leading the Charge to a 1-0 victory over the Frost at Xcel Energy Center. With the win, the Charge broke their three-game losing streak while extending the Frost’s skid to a season-high three games. Ottawa captain Brianne Jenner’s first goal of the season at 3:19 of the first period held up as the winner as both goaltenders stood tall the rest of the game. Philips stopped all 22 shots for the Charge while Maddie Rooney stopped 18 of 19 in the loss for the Frost. The victory moves Ottawa up to third place in the overall standings, just three points behind Minnesota.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/22/GWYNETH-PHILIPS-BACKSTOPS-OTTAWA-TO-A-1-0-SHUTOUT-IN-MINNESOTA-

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QUÉBEC CITY, QC (Jan. 19, 2025) – The Montréal Victoire moved into sole possession of first place in the PWHL standings after securing a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Charge in front of a sold-out crowd of 18,259 at Videotron Centre in the fourth game of the PWHL Takeover Tour™. After a scoreless first period, Québec City native Catherine Dubois opened the scoring in front of her hometown crowd late in the second period, giving Montréal a 1-0 lead heading into the final frame. Shiann Darkangelo responded with a tip-in goal mid-way through the third period to equalize the score, but the Victoire regained the lead just four minutes later with a power play goal from defender Kati Tabin. Despite ample empty-net chances as the Charge hoped to force extra time, the Victoire stymied Ottawa’s late comeback hopes to secure the 2-1 win. Ann-Renée Desbiens secured her sixth win in eight starts for the Victoire, stopping 26 of 27 shots faced. At the other end of the ice, Ottawa netminder Emerance Maschmeyer stopped 33 of 35 shots in her ninth start of the season.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/19/victoire-secure-2-1-victory-over-charge-in-front-of-sold-out-quebec-city-crowd

LAVAL, QC (January 17, 2025) – Montréal secured a 4-2 victory over Minnesota in front of a sold-out home crowd at Place Bell on Friday night, powered by two goals from former Minnesota forward Abby Boreen. The game was the second straight contest between the top two teams in the PWHL, with the Victoire moving into a tie for first place with two games in hand with the regulation victory.

Boreen started–– and finished–– the scoring for Montréal, recording her first tallies against her former team. Her first of the contest came midway through the opening period, her first power play goal of the season, to give the home team a 1-0 lead. Boreen then got the insurance marker just over 10 minutes into the third period to cap off the first multi-goal game of her PWHL career.

Claire Dalton and Marie-Philip Poulin each found the back of the net early in the second period, making it 3-0 for the Victoire before Frost captain Kendall Coyne Schofield responded for Minnesota with just over two minutes to play in the second. Minnesota’s Michela Cava got her fifth of the season, a power play marker, with 3:44 remaining in the third period. Montréal’s Erin Ambrose had three assists in the game, a season-high for the defender. Ann-Renée Desbiens recorded 22 saves on 24 shots for her fifth win of the season.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/18/victoire-takes-first-place-battle-with-frost-in-front-of-sold-out-crowd

NEWARK, NJ (January 15, 2025) – Jessie Eldridge was the hero for the second straight game for New York, scoring twice in the shootout to lift the Sirens to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost at Prudential Center. Eldridge’s shootout winner comes three days after she scored the overtime winner against Toronto. Almost halfway through the first period, Paetyn Levis opened the scoring for the Sirens when the puck unexpectedly came out front and onto her stick to the surprise of Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney. Kendall Coyne Schofield responded early in the second period, capitalizing after a missed breakaway attempt, to tie the game at one. Minnesota continued the scoring with a goal from defender Mellissa Channell-Watkins halfway through the third period, the first of her career, bumping the Frost into a 2-1 lead. With 1:01 to go in the third period, the Sirens managed to tie the game with a Sarah Fillier goal scored with the goaltender pulled. The Sirens prevailed in the seven-round shootout, outscoring the Frost 3-2. Corinne Schroeder recorded her league-leading sixth win of the season with 28 saves on 30 shots. Rooney, who entered the game with five wins, stopped a season-high 32 shots in defeat. The win gives the Sirens two straight while snapping the Frost’s two-game winning streak.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/15/sirens-come-back-for-a-3-2-shootout-win-over-frost

OTTAWA, ON (January 14, 2025) – The Toronto Sceptres snapped a three-game losing streak with their first win on the road this season, skating to a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Charge at TD Place. The Charge opened the scoring with a power play goal from rookie Mannon McMahon, before Hannah Miller responded for the Sceptres nearly six minutes later. Miller’s goal found the twine just one second after Ottawa’s second penalty of the game expired to knot the game at one. Sceptres forward Maggie Connors sniped her first goal of the season eight minutes into the second frame to give Toronto their first lead of the game. Ottawa’s Victoria Bach was credited with an equalizer four minutes later with a fortuitous break to tie the game once more heading into the final period. The goal was Bach’s fourth point in four games since being acquired in a trade from Toronto on Dec. 30. The Sceptres pulled ahead with a third-period goal from captain Blayre Turnbull, followed by an empty-net goal from Emma Maltais to secure the win for the Sceptres. Kristen Campbell stopped 22 of 24 shots in net for the Sceptres to secure the win, while Emerance Maschmeyer made 35 saves on 38 shots at the other end of the ice.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/14/sceptres-snap-losing-streak-with-4-2-victory-over-charge

NEWARK, NJ (January 12, 2025) – New York Sirens forward Jessie Eldridge delivered a dramatic overtime finish at Prudential Center on Sunday, scoring the game-winning goal in her first shot of the day to lift the Sirens to a 1-0 victory over the Sceptres. The intense goaltending showdown, which kept the game scoreless through regulation, marked the first 0-0 game in regulation in PWHL regular-season history.

Eldridge’s game winner came at 3:37 of the overtime period, set up by Sarah Fillier and Jaime Bourbonnais. Sirens goalie Corinne Schroeder recorded her second consecutive shutout with 28 saves, while her counterpart Kristen Campbell earned 19 saves on 20 shots. Both goaltenders, along with Eldridge, were named stars of the game for their performances.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/12/goalie-battle-ends-in-1-0-overtime-victory-for-sirens

** DENVER, CO (January 12, 2025) –** The Minnesota Frost took over first place in the standings with a 4-2 win over the Montréal Victoire in the third game of the PWHL Takeover Tour™ before a record-setting crowd of 14,018 at Ball Arena in Denver. The attendance is the highest-ever for a professional women’s hockey game in the United States. Maggie Flaherty’s first goal of the season broke a 2-2 tie midway through the third period, and Michela Cava added an insurance marker with 99 seconds left in regulation. The teams traded goals in each of the first two periods. Montréal struck first with Catherine Dubois’ first of the season, followed by Minnesota’s Britta Curl-Salemme with her fifth. The middle frame featured a pair of power play goals, first by Frost defender Sophie Jaques as part of a two-point performance, then an equalizer by Victoire rookie Jennifer Gardiner. Maddie Rooney made 21 saves in the victory, while Elaine Chuli suffered her first loss in three starts this season for the Victoire, turning aside 25 shots in defeat. The Frost now lead the Victoire by two points with a rematch slated for Friday night in Montréal.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/12/record-crowd-in-denver-sees-frost-win-first-place-showdown

OTTAWA, ON (Jan. 11, 2025) – Sidney Morin capped off a stellar performance with her second goal of the night, the overtime winner, to lift the Boston Fleet to a 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge on Saturday, snapping the home team’s three game win streak in front of a sold-out crowd of 8,295 at TD Place. The Charge opened the scoring in the first period with a goal by Victoria Bach, assisted by Jocelyne Larocque and Ashton Bell, to give the home team a 1-0 lead. Morin’s first goal of the game–– and first of the season–– came with just over four minutes remaining in the first to tie the game 1-1. The game was Boston’s fourth straight to head to extra time and, for the second time in the game, it was Morin who lit the lamp for the Fleet, at 1:45 of the 3-on-3 overtime period. The Fleet have now won both matchups this season against the Charge, each being decided by one goal. Aerin Frankel backstopped Boston to the win with 20 saves on 21 shots. Ottawa goaltender Gwyneth Philips made 19 saves in her second career start.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/january/11/boston-fleet-edge-ottawa-charge-2-1-in-overtime-at-sold-out-td-place

VANCOUVER, BC (January 8, 2025) - The Montréal Victoire came out on top in the second game of the PWHL Takeover Tour ™ with a 4-2 win over the Toronto Sceptres in front of a season-high 19,038 fans at a sold-out Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The Victoire opened the game with first period goals from Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Claire Dalton, while captain Marie-Philip Poulin added a second period highlight-reel tally to give her team a three-goal lead by midway through the second period. Daryl Watts opened the scoring for the Sceptres with a power play goal less than a minute after Poulin’s tally to cut Toronto’s deficit to 3-1 after two periods. A third period marker from Jesse Compher brought the Sceptres to within one as they continued to apply pressure in an attempt to complete the comeback. However, their efforts were snuffed following an empty net goal from Poulin – her second of the game – to secure a 4-2 win for Montréal. Kristen Campbell stopped 21 of 24 shots faced in her fifth start of the season for the Sceptres–– and first since Dec. 18. Meanwhile, Ann-Renée Desbiens turned aside 29 of 31 shots, picking up her fourth win this season between the pipes for the Victoire.