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Montreal Victoire's Kristin O'Neill takes a shot on Ottawa Charge goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer during second period PWHL hockey action in Laval, Que., Saturday, November 30, 2024.Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press
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LAVAL, Que. — Marie-Philip Poulin scored the shootout winner for the Montreal Victoire in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Charge in a thrilling season-opener for both teams Saturday.
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Ottawa Charge loses its PWHL opener to Montreal in shootoutBack to video
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Jennifer Gardiner, Laura Stacey and Abigail Boreen scored in regulation for Montreal (0-1-0-0) before a crowd of 10,033 at Place Bell. Goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 29 shots.
Tereza Vanisova, Danielle Serdachny and Emily Clark scored in regulation for Ottawa (0-0-1-0), which missed the playoffs last season.
Ottawa’s goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer was a hard worker with 42 saves.
Clark opened the scoring 7:49 into the first period after her open-ice hit on Victoire forward Kristin O’Neill went unpenalized.
Serdachny, drafted second overall in this year’s draft, doubled the lead 2:20 into the second with her first in the PWHL. The Edmonton forward’s pass in front deflected off the skate of Montreal’s Kati Tabin and into the net.
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Boreen responded at 5:35 by capitalizing off a neutral-zone turnover and ripping a shot top corner to animate the home crowd. Stacey followed suit by cranking one off the crossbar and in on the power play at 11:28 to tie the game.
The Charge regained the lead when Vanisova, on a breakaway, beat Desbiens for a power-play goal at 17:28.
Gardiner drew the hosts even with another power-play goal at 11:20 of the third. She scored on a pass from fellow Ohio State alum Cayla Barnes.
Ottawa Charge netminder Emerance Maschmeyer is beaten by Montreal Victoire’s Jennifer Gardiner for a third-period goal during a PWHL game at Laval, Que., on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press
TAKEAWAYS
Victoire: First-round draft pick Barnes drew into the lineup after missing nearly all of training camp because of a lower-body injury.
Charge: Captain Brianne Jenner, who led the team with 20 points last season, sat out because of an upper-body injury.
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KEY MOMENT
In the dying seconds of overtime, Poulin powered her way to a breakaway after a strong backcheck, but didn’t beat Maschmeyer.
Emily Clark (26) of the Ottawa Charge is credited with the first goal of the game after the puck bounced off her and went past Montreal Victoire netminder Ann-Renée Desbiens in the first period of the teams’ season-opening PWHL game at Laval, Que, on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.Photo by Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press
KEY STAT
The Victoire dominated in shots on net by a 36-19 margin through two periods, but Maschmeyer held the Charge in the game. Ottawa’s netminder repelled 19 shots in the first period.
UP NEXT
Victoire: Host the New York Sirens on Wednesday.
Charge: Hosts the Toronto Sceptres in its home opener Tuesday.
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