5 hours Ago By Canadian Press
Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the shootout to earn the Montreal Victoire a 4-3 PWHL win over the Toronto Sceptres on Thursday night. Montreal earned a fourth straight victory. Julia Gosling scored in the shootout for Toronto.
Stacey, Mariah Keopple and Maureen Murphy scored in regulation for Montreal (7-3-1-2). Jesse Compher, Hannah Miller, and Daryl Watts had the goals for Toronto (4-0-3-7). The Sceptres opened the scoring halfway through the first when Compher scored from a tight angle on the power play.
Montreal responded with three minutes left in the period as Keopple jumped on a rebound with an open net. Montreal took the lead after seven minutes in the second on Murphy's one-timer. Toronto replied six minutes later on Miller's power-play goal.
Stacey put the Victoire ahead at 10:13 of the third but Watts tied it at 16:27. Takeaways Victoire: Montreal’s special-teams struggles continued, allowing two power-play goals while having penalties end power-play chances. Despite being the top team in the league, Montreal is in the bottom half for both power plays and penalty-kill efficiency.
Sceptres: Toronto’s cycling and forecheck were completely overwhelming for large portions of the game. However, it struggled to convert that into consistent, even-strength scoring opportunities. Key moment Montreal goaltender Elaine Chuli made 37 saves in the contest.
She was especially solid in the third when she made several big stops before sealing the win in the shootout. Key stat During their recent run of five wins in six games, Montreal has received point production from 17 different players. Up next Toronto: Hosts the Minnesota Frost on Saturday.
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