Montreal Victoire's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) celebrates with teammates Laura Stacey (7) and Kati Tabin (9) after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during overtime of PWHL hockey action in Laval, Que., Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
January 21, 2026 - 1:27 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored a goal in overtime and the Montreal Victoire beat the Minnesota Frost 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Maureen Murphy also had a goal and Ann-Renée Desbiens had 20 saves for Montreal (5-3-0-5).
After the Frost pulled goaltender Nicole Hensley, Kelly Pannek scored a goal that made it 1-1 with 1:02 left in regulation for Minnesota (5-2-3-3), which has lost four of its last five.
Poulin, working from right to left, turned her back to the net and flicked a back-hand shot inside the post with 1:57 left in overtime. Poulin also scored in overtime to help Montreal beat the Frost 3-2 at home Jan. 4.
Murphy scored her first goal of the season to give Montreal a 1-0 lead with 1:31 left in the second period. Nicole Gosling, low along the left board, flicked a shot on goal that Murphy redirected into the net.
The Frost, who went into the game with a league-leading 37 goals this season and tied with New York for the best goal differential (plus-11), were shut out through two periods for the first time this season. Minnesota is 0-4 this season when it trailed going into the third period.
The Victoire lost 2-1 to New York on Sunday to snap the Victoire's three-game win streak. which began with Poulin's first OT winner against Minnesota.
Montreal's Natalie Mlynkova hit the near post with a break-away shot from the left side about five minutes into the second period.
Up next
Montreal: The Victoire host Ottawa on Saturday.
Minnesota: The Frost
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