LAVAL, Quebec — Abby Boreen scored twice to guide the Montreal Victoire to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Friday evening.
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Claire Dalton and captain Marie-Philip Poulin, on a five-on-three energy play, additionally scored for Montreal, enjoying its first dwelling sport since Dec. 30.
Montreal’s Ann-Renée Desbiens made 21 saves.
Kendall Coyne Schofield and Claire Thompson scored for the Frost, who suffered their first highway regulation lack of the season. Minnesota had gained its first three video games away from dwelling, earlier than dropping a 3-2 shootout choice on Wednesday to the New York Sirens.
Nicole Hensley stopped 20 pictures for the Frost.
The win moved Montreal one level again of Minnesota for first within the PWHL standings, with the Victoire holding two video games in hand. The Frost beat the Victoire 4-2 on Sunday in Denver as a part of the PWHL’s Takeover Tour.
The Victoire had been with out ahead Laura Stacey, who’s listed as day-to-day after struggling an harm final weekend. Takeaways
Victoire: Montreal scored two power-play objectives in the identical sport for the primary time since Nov. 30.
Frost: Minnesota leads the PWHL in whole objectives with 36 however might solely beat Desbiens twice. Key second
Boreen, enjoying top-line minutes rather than the injured Stacey, took a cross-ice cross from linemate Jennifer Gardiner to open the scoring for Montreal about eight minutes into the primary interval. Key stat
Poulin has recorded a minimum of one level in all three video games she has performed in opposition to Minnesota this season. The Victoire captain has scored three objectives and picked up three assists in a four-game level streak in opposition to the Frost courting to final season, her longest such stretch in opposition to any opponent in her PWHL profession. Up subsequent
Victoire: Tackle the Ottawa Cost on Sunday in Quebec Metropolis.
Frost: Host the Cost on Tuesday.
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