Ann-Renee Desbiens made 26 saves to guide the Montreal Victoire to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Goldeneyes in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. This marked Desbiens’ third career shutout in the PWHL.
Montreal’s lone goal came from Nicole Gosling, who found the back of the net at 12:17 in the second period, securing her first goal of the season. The victory brought Montreal’s record to 4-2-0-4, totaling 16 points. On the other side, Emerance Maschmeyer of Vancouver made 25 saves in the matchup, with Vancouver’s record standing at 3-1-1-7, accumulating 12 points.
In another PWHL game on Sunday, the Ottawa Charge triumphed over the Boston Fleet with a 2-1 win in a shootout. Katerina Mrazova’s shootout goal proved decisive for Ottawa, with Fanuza Kadirova and Brianne Jenner also contributing goals in the shootout. For Boston, Hannah Brandt and Jamie Lee Rattray responded with goals in the shootout. Boston maintained its league-leading position with a record of 7-0-2-2 and 23 points, while Ottawa’s record improved to 3-4-0-5, totaling 17 points.
Susanna Tapani scored the opening goal for Boston in regulation, marking her fourth goal of the season. Jenner equalized for Ottawa with her seventh goal in the third period. Aerin Frankel, the goalie for Boston, made 17 saves, while Sanni Ahola of Ottawa recorded 31 saves in the game.