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02/26 21:04 CST Desbiens turns away 34 shots and the Victoire beat Sirens 4-1
in 1st PWHL game since Olympic break
Desbiens turns away 34 shots and the Victoire beat Sirens 4-1 in 1st PWHL game
since Olympic break
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) --- Lina Ljungblom notched her first two points of the season
and Ann-Rene Desbiens saved 34 shots to lead the Montral Victoire over the
New York Sirens 4-1 on Thursday night in the first PWHL game since the Olympic
break.
Dara Greig opened the scoring five minutes into the game for the Victoire
(8-3-0-5), with Ljungblom and Natlie Mlynkov assisting. J ade Downie-Landry
doubled the Victoire's tally just 47 seconds later.
Skylar Irving made it a 3-0 lead on an unassisted goal with 9:53 left in the
first period, making it three goals on four shots for the Victoire (8-3-0-5),
which moved into a 30-point tie for first place with the Boston Fleet.
The Victoire had another goal taken off the board due to goaltender
interference. The fourth-place Sirens (7-0-3-7) quickly made a goalie change,
switching out Kayle Osborne for Callie Shanahan early in the second period.
The lone Sirens goal came on a power play a few minutes later on a shot by
Casey O'Brien assisted by Maja Nylen Persson and Sarah Fillier, who picked up
her 10th assist of the year (second in the PWHL).
The Victoire extended their lead to 4-1 with a power-play goal early in the
third on a puck that deflected awkwardly off the stick of Ljungblom --- her
first goal of the season --- over the head of Shanahan.
Desbiens, who entered with the second-lowest goals-against average (1.16 per
game) finished with a .971 save percentage, saving all but one of the 35 shots
she faced. Erin Ambrose and Marie-Philip Poulin were out due to injuries.
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AP women's hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey
