Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning aim as Montreal edged New York 3-2 for its first win on residence ice in Skilled Girls’s Hockey League motion Tuesday night time at Place Bell.
Poulin acquired a pinpoint cross from Maureen Murphy on the backhand and tipped residence her fourth of the season at 13:46 of the third interval as the gang erupted.
The 32-year-old from Beauceville, Que., appeared to attain the game-winner three nights earlier than in Montreal’s residence opener, solely to have the aim referred to as again in an eventual 3-2 time beyond regulation loss to Boston.
After an electrical residence opener Saturday at Verdun Auditorium, Montreal drew 6,334 spectators in its first recreation at Place Bell.
Jessie Eldridge and Jaime Bourbonnais scored for New York (2-3-0). Alex Carpenter had two assists and Ella Shelton earned one, whereas Abigail Levy stopped 27 pictures.
Carpenter and Shelton lead the league with seven factors every.
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Captain Marie-Philip Poulin scores her fourth aim of the season as Montreal edges New York 3-2 and turns into the primary Canadian staff within the Skilled Girls’s Hockey League to win on residence ice.
Montreal beat New York 5-2 on the highway when the groups met for the primary time final Wednesday. Poulin scored a hat trick within the recreation.
Down 2-1 after 40 minutes, New York tied the sport 11 seconds into the third interval when Eldridge scored instantly off a gained faceoff by Carpenter.
Montreal appeared to regain the lead with consecutive power-play alternatives halfway by the interval however Levy shut the door.
New York went on the facility play with 2:23 left within the recreation and pulled the goalie for a 6-on-4 benefit. New York’s Emma Woods then took a penalty with 1:05 left to kill the momentum as Montreal held on for the win.
Poulin was across the puck all recreation lengthy. She had a number of alternatives to attain early, and arrange a pair different possibilities, however the recreation remained scoreless halfway by the primary interval.
David opened the scoring along with her first within the PWHL on Tuesday by burying a arrange from Jillian Dempsey at 16:50.
Lum doubled Montreal’s lead simply 17 seconds later with a wrist shot by a crowd from the purpose to get the house crowd on its ft. It was additionally Lum’s first aim within the league, which opened its inaugural season on Jan. 1.
Poulin and Abby Roque bought into some pushing and shoving off a faceoff six minutes into the second, resulting in penalties for each gamers.
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After Montreal’s Vanisova earned one other penalty for goalie interference, Bourbonnais put New York on the board throughout a 4-on-3 energy play with a one-timer at 8:14.
Levy made an enormous cease on Maureen Murphy in entrance of the online with 5 minutes left.
Vanisova and Catherine Daoust every levelled their opponents with large hits alongside the boards later within the interval of the bodily recreation.
Montreal ahead Kennedy Marchment and defender Dominika Laskova drew out of the lineup for undisclosed causes. David and Brigitte Laganiere took their place.
Montreal hosts Toronto at Verdun Auditorium on Saturday. New York visits Boston that very same day.
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