Last-place New York Sirens upset front-running Montreal Victoire

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 02, 2025 7:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

The New York Sirens enactment a boost into their faint Professional Women's Hockey League playoff hopes with a 1-0 triumph implicit the first-place Montreal Victoire connected Tuesday nighttime successful beforehand of 8,798 astatine Place Bell successful Laval, Que.

Jade Downie-Landry opened the scoring with 11.7 seconds near successful the archetypal play with a changeable disconnected the station and successful aft a Gabbie Rosenthal faceoff win. The extremity came 3 seconds aft a five-minute powerfulness play was killed by Montreal.

Corinne Schroeder made 16 saves, and was not tested overmuch by the Victoire (11-6-3-7). It was her 3rd shutout of the season, and the fewest shots she faced successful a afloat crippled this season. Elaine Chuli made 30 saves successful her 3rd commencement since the wounded to Victoire starting goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens.

New York had the game's archetypal powerfulness play, aft Kati Tabin was fixed a five-minute large and crippled misconduct for a cheque to the caput of Sirens guardant Jessie Eldridge. New York went 0-for-3 with the advantage.

Montreal pulled Chuli for the other attacker with nether 3 minutes remaining, which turned into a six-on-four vantage with the remaining connected an Allyson Simpson holding penalty. The Victoire were incapable to bushed Schroeder and get the equalizer. Montreal's powerfulness play failed to people connected 2 opportunities.

WATCH | Sirens borderline Victoire with Jade Downie-Landry's lone goal:

The Sirens (7-4-4-12) determination wrong 5 points of a playoff spot, with 3 games remaining. All PWHL teams volition participate a three-week interruption for the IIHF Women's World Championship. Montreal remains 3 points up of second-place Toronto.

Takeaways

Sirens: New York enactment unneurotic a afloat 60 minutes and had their champion antiaircraft show of the play erstwhile they tin nary longer spend to permission points connected the table.

Victoire: Montreal failed to enactment much breathing country betwixt them and second-place Toronto. They volition participate the interruption with a slim three-point lead.

Key moment

Jade Downie-Landry's extremity with 11.7 seconds remaining successful the archetypal play gave New York a 1-0 pb seconds aft Montreal killed a five-minute powerfulness play.

Key stat

Downie-Landry's extremity was her 4th of the season, but 3rd successful the past 2 games.

Up next

Sirens: Visit the Minnesota Frost connected April 26.

Victoire: Visit the Ottawa Charge connected April 26.