SAINT PAUL, MN (December 28, 2024) – The visiting Montréal Victoire picked up their third consecutive win Saturday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul and moved to within two points of first-place Minnesota with a 3-2 victory over the Frost. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winner in the second period and the Victoire hung on during a relentless third period push by the Frost. Mariah Keopple and Alexandra Labelle also scored for Montréal, while Britta Curl-Salemme and Brooke McQuigge found the back of the net for Minnesota. Ann-Renée Desbiens picked up the win for Montréal, making 22 saves in her first start since Dec. 4. Maddie Rooney made 22 saves for Minnesota in the loss –– her first defeat in four starts and the Frost’s first in regulation this season.
