SAINT PAUL, MN (March 26, 2025) – Powered by Laura Stacey’s four-point night, the Montréal Victoire become the first team to clinch a berth in the PWHL Playoffs with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Frost on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center. Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin opened the scoring with an assist from Stacey six minutes into the first period to give Montréal the lead heading into the first intermission. For the second straight game against Minnesota, Stacey found the twine within the first 30 seconds of the second period, this time just 24 seconds into the frame, to double Montréal’s lead. Minnesota responded less than three minutes later with a goal from Kelly Pannek to cut the deficit in half after two periods of play. Eight minutes into the final frame, Poulin scored her second goal of the game from Stacey, and Stacey added an insurance marker on the power play at 14:40 to cap the night’s offense. Elaine Chuli earned her fourth win of the season between the pipes for the Victoire turning aside 19 of 20 shots, including a highlight-reel save midway through the third period. Maddie Rooney stopped 13 of 17 shots on net for Minnesota in her 17th start of the season. With the win, Montréal snaps a season-high three-game losing streak. They remain in possession of the league’s top spot, three points ahead of second-place Toronto who won in regulation tonight over Boston, with four games left to play. Minnesota dropped their third straight game and remain in control of the league’s fourth and final playoff spot with four games remaining, just two points ahead of fifth-place Ottawa.
