Overview
- Montréal evened the Professional Women's Hockey League semifinal 1-1 with a 1-0 win that ended 4:02 into a third overtime Tuesday in Laval.
- Goaltenders delivered a duel as Ann-Renée Desbiens posted a 38-save shutout and Maddie Rooney stopped 51 shots for Minnesota.
- The winner came off an Abby Roque setup that sent Laura Stacey into the zone before a cross-ice feed found Marie-Philip Poulin for her first PWHL playoff goal.
- Minnesota’s Britta Curl-Salemme missed Game 2 after a one-game suspension for a high hit on Montréal’s Kaitlin Willoughby.
- The series shifts to St. Paul for Game 3 on Thursday at Grand Casino Arena, extending a Minnesota trend of seven straight playoff games that have gone to overtime since last season.