
Poulin nets winner as Victoire edge Sceptres 3-1
MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal and added an assist to lead the Montreal Victoire (10-3-1-4) to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Tuesday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
With 4:54 left in the second period, Cayla Barnes chipped the puck to Poulin, who created space and fired a shot off the post and in to give Montreal a 2-1 lead. It was her league-leading 12th goal and league-leading fifth game-winning goal of the season.
The win in front of 6,101 at Place Bell snapped both Montreal’s two-game losing streak and Toronto’s six-game winning streak. It extended the Victoire’s lead in the standings to five points.
After a turnover in the offensive zone, Renata Fast started a three-on-two going the other way. Jesse Compher opened the scoring with a wrist shot past Ann-Renee Desbiens. It was her eighth of the season, and fourth against the Victoire in four games. It was the first shot for the Sceptres (8-2-4-7) at the 4:10 mark.