Lauriane Rougeau scores in 6th round of shootout, Toronto beats Montreal 4-3 in PWHL

Updated Jan. 20, 2024 11:29 p.m. ET
Associated Press

MONTREAL (AP) — Lauriane Rougeau scored in the sixth round of a shootout to give Toronto a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Saturday night at at Verdun Auditorium in the first Professional Women’s Hockey League game between the rival cities.

Maggie Connors had a goal and an assist for Toronto (1-1-0-4). Natalie Spooner and Jocelyne Larocque also scored and Kristen Campbell stopped 21 shots.

Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice for Montreal (2-1-2-1), tying it with 22 seconds left in regulation. Sarah Bujold added goal, and Ann-Renee Desbiens made 36 saves.

Spooner scored with 1:24 left in the third to give Toronto a 3-2 lead. Then, with Desbiens off for an extra attacker Poulin danced through the defense and tucked a shot past Campbell to force overtime.

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Hannah Miller also scored for Toronto in the shootout. Poulin scored once in four attempts in the tiebreaker.

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Toronto: At Ottawa on Tuesday night.

Montreal: At Minnesota on Wednesday night.

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