Women's Hockey

NEWARK, NJ (February 19, 2025) – Hannah Miller tied a PWHL single-game record with a four-point performance to lead the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-1 win over the New York Sirens at Prudential Center on Wednesday evening. With the result, Toronto has now won five games in a row, while extending New York’s losing streak to six. Miller’s four points included two goals and two assists, with fellow Sceptres forwards Julia Gosling (2G) and Daryl Watts (3A) also contributing multi-point efforts. The Sceptres’ power play was once again dominant, converting on three of their five opportunities. Scoring began in the second period for Toronto, with Miller’s first scored at even strength at 7:53, followed by Gosling’s first at 13:12. Miller opened third period, scoring at 9:19 before New York replied with their lone goal 38 seconds later, courtesy of Alex Carpenter, playing in her first game since suffering an injury on Jan. 31. Gosling’s second of the night capped the scoring at 11:17. Kristen Campbell picked up her second straight win and fourth of the season with a 23-save performance. Corinne Schroeder stopped 29 shots in defeat. Toronto is now tied for second place with Minnesota, their next opponent, with 29 points each. New York remains in sixth place with 20 points.

Montréal's Marie-Philip Poulin fined $500, Dara Greig fined $250

NEW YORK AND TORONTO (February 18, 2025) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) today announced that, after two separate reviews by the PWHL Player Safety Committee, Montréal Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin has been fined $500 and Victoire forward Dara Greig has been fined $250. The fines are a result of actions in Saturday's game against the New York Sirens.

The incident reviewed for Poulin was her minor penalty for roughing against Emmy Fecteau at 7:52 of the second period, where it was determined that Poulin exhibited no attempt at playing the puck as she hit her opponent in retaliatory fashion. The incident reviewed for Greig was her minor penalty for boarding against Allyson Simpson at 3:53 of the second period, where it was determined that Greig's check was from behind and caused her opponent to impact the boards dangerously.

This is the first fine that Greig has been assessed in her PWHL career. Poulin was previously fined $250 following a review of a major penalty in a game against the Sirens on Feb. 2.

The PWHL Player Safety Committee monitors all games and is responsible for providing independent review and recommendations on supplementary discipline. Chaired by Jayna Hefford, PWHL Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, the committee also includes Cassie Campbell-Pascall, PWHL Special Advisor; Bill McCreary, a former NHL referee and Hockey Hall of Fame member; Mike Murphy, a long-time NHL executive and former VP of Hockey Operations; Matt McMahon, a member of the NHL’s Player Safety department.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/18/pwhl-player-safety-committee-disciplinary-action-feb-18-2025

LAVAL, QC (February 18, 2025) – Maddie Rooney’s shutout performance backstopped Minnesota to a 4-0 win over Montréal, as the Frost ended the longest road trip in team history on a high note on Tuesday night at Place Bell. The shutout was Rooney’s, and Minnesota’s, first of the season, as the goaltender made 21 saves to secure her seventh win of season. The Frost snapped a three-game winless streak with the victory and moved into sole possession of second place in the standings, five points behind the league-leading Victoire.

Scoring began with less than two minutes left in the first period when Minnesota forward Liz Schepers netted her first goal of the season, re-directing a shot taken by teammate Claire Thompson from the point. Midway through the second frame, Kendall Coyne Schofield tallied the Frost’s second goal of the evening, giving the road team a two-goal lead heading into the final frame. Minnesota’s two remaining tallies came late in the third with back-to-back goals from Denisa Křížová––including an empty-netter––marking her first multi-goal game of the season. Montréal’s Elaine Chuli made 24 saves on 27 shots in her fifth start of the season. The loss snapped Montréal’s league-high six-game winning streak.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/18/rooneys-shutout-backstops-minnesota-to-a-4-0-victory-over-montreal

NEWARK, NJ (February 17, 2025) – Hilary Knight and Alina Müller combined for five points to lead the Boston Fleet to a 4-1 win over the New York Sirens in a Presidents’ Day matinee at Prudential Center. The Fleet earned their second regulation win in six days against the Sirens and have now won all four games of the season series to date. Müller tallied the opening goal halfway through the first period on the power play, with Knight earning the primary helper. Boston held their 1-0 lead until early in the second period when the Sirens capitalized on a five-minute power play. Goaltender Kayle Osborne made a stretch pass to Jessie Eldridge who converted on the breakaway to tie things up 1-1. Just over 10 minutes later, it was Knight who scored on a breakaway, set up by Müller, to launch a series of three unanswered goals for the Fleet. In the third frame, Jamie Lee Rattray tallied an unassisted goal at 7:36, followed by Knight’s second of the game at 17:45 to cap her first career multi-goal and three-point performance. Aerin Frankel made 35 saves on 36 shots in her eighth win of the season. Osborne recorded 19 saves on 22 shots. The win moves the Fleet into a three-way tie for second place in the league with 26 points alongside Toronto and Minnesota. The sixth-place Sirens extended their losing streak to five.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/17/knight-and-muller-lead-boston-to-a-4-1-win-over-new-york

EDMONTON, AB (February 17, 2025) – Daryl Watts scored her second goal of the game to give the Toronto Sceptres a 3-2 overtime victory over the Ottawa Charge in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,518 at Sunday’s PWHL Takeover Tour game at Rogers Place in Edmonton. With the victory, the Sceptres extended their winning streak to four games, propelling the team into a tie for second place in the PWHL standings with Minnesota. Less than four minutes into the first, Gabbie Hughes opened the scoring for the Charge with a power play goal, giving Ottawa a 1-0 lead, which they held for the remainder of the opening frame. In the final four minutes of the second period, Toronto recorded two consecutive power play tallies–– from Watts and Julia Gosling respectively–– giving the Sceptres their first lead of the game with 24 seconds remaining in the middle frame. Responding early in the third, Ottawa forward Tereza Vanišová tied the game at two with the game’s fourth power play tally.

Watts’ game-winner came 51 seconds into the overtime period –– forward Hannah Miller, who was celebrating her 29th birthday, recorded her third assist of the afternoon on the goal. Alberta native Emerance Maschmeyer made 31 saves on 34 shots for Ottawa while Toronto’s Raygan Kirk stopped 33 of 35, the rookie’s fifth win of the season.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/16/watts-ot-goal-lifts-toronto-to-3-2-win-over-ottawa-in-front-of-sold-out-crowd

LOWELL, MA (February 16, 2025) – The Boston Fleet scored four unanswered goals to come back and beat the Minnesota Frost 4-2 at a sold-out Tsongas Center on Sunday afternoon. The 6,032 fans in attendance watched the Fleet defeat the Frost for the first time in five games this season and extend their home winning streak to six games. Minnesota has now lost five straight road games, including three on their current trip. Jill Saulnier began the four-goal sequence for Boston at 11:09 in the second period. The Fleet tallied their last three goals in the third period with an early start from Susanna Tapani less than two minutes into the frame. Hilary Knight followed with her second-career game-winner to bump Boston into their first lead of the game at 3-2. Alina Müller finished the scoring with an empty netter to seal the deal. Halfway through the first period, the Frost scored their only two goals of the game with Kendall Coyne Schofield and Brooke McQuigge tallying within two minutes of each other. Klára Peslarová stopped all 15 shots she faced in relief of Emma Söderberg to record her first career PWHL win in her Fleet debut. Maddie Rooney suffered the loss in goal for the Frost with 17 saves. With the win, Boston moved into sole possession of fourth place with 23 points, just three points back of second-place Minnesota.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/16/boston-battles-back-in-4-2-victory-over-minnesota

LAVAL, QC (February 15, 2025) – The Montréal Victoire exploded with four goals in the first period on their way to a 6-2 win over the New York Sirens in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,172 at Place Bell on Saturday afternoon. Montréal extended their winning streak to six games with the victory, while also extending New York’s winless streak to four games. Scoring began halfway into the first period when Lina Ljungblom tallied her first of two goals in the game, and Abby Boreen followed with her tally 34 seconds later. The Victoire collected two more in the opening frame from Mariah Keopple and a second from Ljungblom. Early in the second period, the Sirens capitalized with a power play goal from Ella Shelton, then continued their momentum with a goal from Jessie Eldridge less than four minutes later. With a 4-2 score heading into the third period, Montréal pulled away with two more unanswered goals from Mikyla Grant-Mentis and Marie-Philip Poulin, separated by 29 seconds of play. In the high-scoring matchup, six players recorded multi-point performances, counting four from the Victoire and two from the Sirens. Ann-Renée Desbiens made 28 saves on 30 shots for her ninth win of the season. The Victoire extend their lead atop the PWHL standings with 34 points – eight ahead of second-place Minnesota. The Sirens remain in a three-way tie for fourth place with 20 points alongside Boston and Ottawa.

https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2025/february/15/montr-al-returns-from-the-break-strong-with-a-6-2-victory-over-new-york

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

Changed the format I am using a little, only using the single image that I normally put into the body as the header instead. Also added a direct link to the image. Let me know if anyone has thoughts on this over the old format, otherwise I will keep with this.

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.

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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