Montreal 2, at Toronto 1

HALIFAX (Interstat) — Ann-Renée Desbiens made 35 saves and the Montreal Victoire defeated the Toronto Sceptres 2-1 in overtime on Dec. 17 at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, NS. Desbiens, a 5-foot-9 goaltender from Clermont, Canada, stopped 35 of 36 shots and was named Montreal’s top star. Montreal improved to 3-1, while Toronto fell to 2-3. The Professional Women’s Hockey League game was the second meeting of the season between the teams, following Montreal’s 3-1 home victory in the most recent matchup. Toronto opened the scoring at 3:26 of the first period when Anna Kjellbin scored, with Clara Van Wieren and… Read more...