Laval, QC (March 4, 2025) – Ann-Renée Desbiens delivered a standout performance, stopping all five shootout attempts and making a season-high 40 saves to backstop the Montréal Victoire to a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Frost at Place Bell on Tuesday night.
Following a deadlocked first period, Laura Stacey opened the scoring just 17 seconds into the second frame to give the Victoire the lead in front of a roaring home crowd. The Frost responded late in the period when Taylor Heise converted on the power play, tying the game with under four minutes remaining in the second. After a scoreless third period and overtime, Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin netted the only goal of the shootout – complemented by Desbiens’ five-save performance for her 12th win of the season – to seal the win for Montréal. In net for the Frost, Maddie Rooney turned aside 20 of 21 – as well as four of five shootout attempts – in her 14th start of the season.
With the win, Montréal now sits at 41 points through 20 games, matching their inaugural season point total in four fewer games, and extending their stronghold on first place to a dominating nine points above second-place Toronto with one game in hand. The Frost remain in fourth place with 30 points but now sit just one point below third-place Boston after picking up a point in the shootout loss.
