The Montreal Victoire and Toronto Scepters faced off for the first time in the 2025-26 Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) season on Sunday morning (December 7). The match took place at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, with both teams looking for their second straight win.
The Scepters entered the game with a 2-1-0-0 record and were tied with the Minnesota Frost for second place in the PWHL.
The Victoire came in with a 1-1-0-0 record and was tied for seventh in the league. They had played the fewest games of any team before that.
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The Victoire won this 3-1. Here is your game overview.
Summary of the game
De Victoire opened the scoring thanks to a Tabin card bang from the point. Minutes later, Montreal would have a possible second goal disallowed due to a kick from Marie-Philip Poulin. That would be all for a quick first period as the Victoire led 1-0 at the first break. The shots were heavily in their favor at 12-3.
In the second period, Montreal increased their lead when Hayley Scamurra scored one from a body for her first of the season. They would hold serve until the second break with a 2-0 lead and the shot clock advantage of 23-10.
The third period started with Emma Gentry ripping one over Ann-Renée Desbiens’ blocker to halve the deficit for Toronto. However, after a watch call on a partial escape minutes later, the Victoire’s Laura Stacey scored one at home on the power play to restore her team’s two-goal lead. That would be it if Montreal cruised to a 3-1 win. The final shots were 30-21 in favor of the home team.
The next match for both teams is a rematch on the PWHL’s Takeover Tour on December 17. The game will be played at the Scotiabank Center in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with puck drop scheduled for 4:30 PM MDT.
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