"Ann-Renee Desbiens made 35 saves and Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the shootout to help the Montreal Victoire beat the Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women's Hockey League's first-ever game in Halifax on Wednesday night. Poulin buried the lone goal in the shootout, with Desbiens stopping all five Sceptres attempts as a sold-out crowd of 10,438 inside Scotiabank Centre cheered equally for Toronto and Montreal."
"Kjellbin opened the scoring at 3:26 in the first period to give the Sceptres an early lead. Labad tied it up at 12:16. Toronto captain Blayre Turnbull almost scored the winner off her own rebound in the final seconds in regulation, but she was unable to put it past Desbiens. Sceptres forward Emma Maltais appeared to win the game on a breakaway in overtime, but Toronto defender Renata Fast was called for interference on Montreal's Jessica DiGirolamo moments before her shot crossed the goal line."
Ann-Renee Desbiens made 35 saves and stopped all five Sceptres shootout attempts as Marie-Philip Poulin scored the lone shootout goal to give Montreal Victoire the victory. Maya Labad scored in regulation for Montreal, and Anna Kjellbin opened the scoring for Toronto. Sceptres goalie Raygan Kirk stopped 30 shots. Emma Maltais appeared to win the game on a breakaway in overtime, but a Renata Fast interference penalty on Jessica DiGirolamo negated the goal. The game drew a sold-out crowd of 10,438 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax and served as the first neutral-site matchup of the PWHL Takeover Tour.
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