Ann-Renee Desbiens made 26 saves to guide Montreal Victoire to a 1-0 victory over Vancouver Goldeneyes in a Professional Women’s Hockey League matchup. This marked Desbiens’ third shutout in the PWHL. Nicole Gosling scored the lone goal for Montreal (4-2-0-4, 16 points) at 12:17 of the second period, securing her first goal of the season. Vancouver’s Emerance Maschmeyer recorded 25 saves in the game.
In another thrilling contest, Katerina Mrazova’s decisive shootout goal propelled Ottawa Charge to a 2-1 triumph over Boston Fleet in PWHL action on Sunday. Fanuza Kadirova and Brianne Jenner also found the net in the shootout for Ottawa (3-4-0-5, 17 points), while Hannah Brandt and Jamie Lee Rattray responded for Boston (7-0-2-2, 23 points). Susanna Tapani scored for Boston in regulation, with Jenner equalizing for Ottawa. Tapani opened the scoring with her fourth goal of the season in the first period, and Jenner leveled the score with her seventh goal in the third period. Aerin Frankel of Boston made 17 saves, while Ottawa’s Sanni Ahola stopped 31 shots.