Ottawa Charge beat the Montreal Victoire 3-2 in Game 1 of PWHL semifinal series
- On Thursday night in Laval, Quebec, the Ottawa Charge edged out the Montreal Victoire with a 3-2 victory in the opening game of their PWHL best-of-five semifinal matchup.
- Montreal, the regular-season champion, selected third-place Ottawa as their opponent for the best-of-five series, which is the Charge's first playoff appearance.
- Brianne Jenner and Ashton Bell scored for Ottawa while Maureen Murphy and Marie-Philip Poulin each scored power-play goals for Montreal, with Shiann Darkangelo scoring the winning goal late in the third period.
- Gwyneth Philips recorded 31 stops for Ottawa and blocked a critical backhand attempt seven minutes from the end, as the Victoire converted both of their power-play opportunities while Ottawa scored once in three chances.
- With Ottawa taking a 1-0 series lead, Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Laval, and the series shifts to Ottawa for Game 3 on Tuesday.
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Darkangelo nets winner, Charge win 3-2 over Victoire in Game 1 of PWHL semifinal
LAVAL - Shiann Darkangelo scored the winner at 9:17 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge past the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on the road in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series Thursday.
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