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Leslie’s Late Goal Keeps Ottawa Alive, Cuts Montreal’s Lead to 2-1

Game 4 in Ottawa will show if Montreal can secure the Walter Cup or if the final goes to a deciding Game 5.

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Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips makes a blocker save on a breakaway by Montréal Victoire Laura Stacey during the first period of Game 2 of the PWHL Walter Cup final in Laval on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
Ottawa Charge goalie Gwyneth Philips watches Marie-Philip Poulin from the Montreal Victoire shoot the puck during the second period.
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Overview

  • The Ottawa Charge beat the Montreal Victoire 2-1 after a late rally Monday, extending the best-of-five Walter Cup Final with Montreal now up 2-1.
  • Rebecca Leslie netted the winner with 56 seconds left, and officials upheld the goal after a lengthy review for a possible missed stoppage.
  • Ottawa rookie Peyton Hemp tied the game with 5:30 remaining for her first playoff goal, swinging momentum in front of the home crowd.
  • Goaltenders Ann-Renée Desbiens and Gwyneth Philips kept it scoreless through two periods before Hayley Scamurra opened the third-period scoring off a lively end-board rebound.
  • A playoff-record crowd of 16,894 filled Canadian Tire Centre, and the series returns there Wednesday for Game 4 as Montreal chases a first PWHL title for a Canadian team after two earlier overtime wins.