Overview
- The Victoire, who beat the Vancouver Goldeneyes 3-0 on Wednesday, clinched a Walter Cup Playoffs berth and extended their league-best run to 12 straight games with a point.
- Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 18 shots for her sixth shutout of the season, and Hayley Scamurra scored twice, including an empty-netter.
- Defender Erin Ambrose returned from an eight-game absence in a limited role, while captain Marie-Philip Poulin remained on long-term injured reserve.
- Montreal sits second at 13-4-2-5, three points behind Boston with six regular-season games left, and is the second team to qualify this year.
- The franchise has exited in the semifinals in each of the past two seasons, putting this spring’s playoff run in focus as a measure of progress.