Montreal drops PWHL franchise home opener in overtime
Posted January 13, 2024 6:26 pm.
Last Updated January 13, 2024 7:25 pm.
Chants of “Montreal, Montreal” echoed throughout Verdun Auditorium despite the home team losing in overtime.
Montreal (2-1-1) dropped its franchise home opener 3-2 to Boston, earning a point in the process.
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Amanda Pelkey’s first of the season won it for the visitors, mere minutes after Marie-Philip Poulin’s goal – what would have been a storybook ending for Montreal – was disallowed for goaltender interference.
The four goals in regulation time came during a back-and-forth second period.
Erin Ambrose, with the team’s first-ever goal at home, and Laura Stacey scored 29 seconds apart to give Montreal a 2-0 lead early in the middle frame.
Boston responded with two quick goals of their own from Taylor Girard and Hannah Brandt.
