LAVAL, QC (April 28, 2025) – Laura Stacey buried a one-timer on a pass from Marie-Philip Poulin with 43 seconds left in overtime to give Montréal a 3-2 victory over Boston on Monday night at Place Bell. The win snaps the Victoire’s two-game losing streak and extends their first-place lead to five points ahead of Toronto in the PWHL standings and assures them one of the top two seeds, giving them home ice advantage in the semi-finals. The third-place Fleet picked up a valuable point in the standings but missed an opportunity to clinch a playoff berth of their own and sit one point behind Toronto and two points ahead of Ottawa. After a scoreless first period, Jennifer Gardiner opened the scoring late in the second with a power play goal. The Victoire power play struck again at 4:48 in the third period when Catherine Dubois extended the lead to two. It was the fourth time this season Montréal has scored twice on the advantage in a game. The two-goal lead was short-lived when Boston snagged a pair of goals just 39 seconds apart – their fastest two goals of the season. First, it was Hannah Brandt with a shorthanded ‘jailbreak’ tally at 17:14, then rookie Hannah Bilka sniped at 17:53 to tie the game. The teams needed extra time for the fifth straight meeting with the Victoire prevailing for the third time against the Fleet in overtime. Ann-Renée Desbiens returned between the pipes for the first time since March 18, making her sixth straight start against the Fleet and earning her league-leading 14th win by stopping 27 of 29 shots. Klára Peslarová made 33 saves on 36 shots, making her second career PWHL start following her first career shutout. Montréal can clinch first place if Toronto loses to New York on Tuesday, and Boston can clinch a playoff berth if Minnesota does not beat Ottawa in regulation on Wednesday. Both teams will play their final regular season games on Saturday.