Overview
- Montreal beat Minnesota 3-2 in overtime on Jan. 4 in Laval, with Marie-Philip Poulin scoring twice including the winner at 3:12 and Abby Roque tying the game with 29 seconds left.
- Ann-Renée Desbiens made 19 saves for Montreal, while Maddie Rooney stopped 35 shots for Minnesota before the OT decider in front of a capacity crowd of 10,172 at Place Bell.
- The Frost completed back-to-back losses on a lengthy trip that included Nicole Hensley sidelined by illness and an in-game injury to Dominique Petrie.
- A day earlier, Ottawa defeated Minnesota 5-2 before 8,235 at a sold-out TD Place, led by Brianne Jenner’s two goals and 24 saves from Gwyneth Philips as Emily Clark, Sarah Wozniewicz and Katerina Mrazova also scored.
- Ottawa’s win moved the Charge to 12 points and temporary fifth place in the tight PWHL standings, while Montreal snapped a three-game skid and Minnesota took six of 12 points from its four-game swing.