Professional Women’s Hockey League
Marie-Philip Poulin scored a hat trick and Elaine Chuli earned a win in her first game in goal as Montreal beat New York 5-2 Wednesday at UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Montreal hosts Boston in home opener on Saturday, streaming live on CBC SportsThe Associated Press
· Posted: Jan 10, 2024 10:32 PM EST | Last Updated: 7 hours ago
Montreal’s Marie-Philip Poulin, centre, celebrates with Dominika Lásková after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of a 5-2 win over PWHL New York on Wednesday night at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Frank Franklin II/The Associated Press)Marie-Philip Poulin scored a hat trick and Elaine Chuli earned a win in her first game in goal as Montreal beat New York 5-2 Wednesday at UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Montreal bounced back from being shut out at Minnesota to post the most goals scored in a game by a Professional Women’s Hockey League club.
Poulin, widely considered one of the best women’s hockey players of all-time, collected the league’s second three-goal game.
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Poulin records 1st career PWHL hat trick for MontrealMarie-Philip Poulin’s hat trick led Montreal to a big 5-2 win over New York Wednesday in PWHL action.
Called “Captain Clutch” by her Canadian teammates because she scored the game-winning goal in three Olympic games (2010, 2014, 2022), Poulin got Montreal’s first goal midway through the first period.
Catherine Dubois scored a second-period goal for Montreal (2-1) and Kennedy Marchment scored five minutes into the third period.
Chuli had 30 saves on 32 shots from New York.
Schroeder, who earned a shutout in the opener at Toronto, had 30 saves.
WATCH l Poulin scores her 1st PWHL goal:
Canada’s Poulin pots 1st career PWHL goalMarie-Philip Poulin of Beauceville, Que., scored her first ever career PWHL goal for Montreal Wednesday in Long Island, New York.
New York got a first-period goal from Jessie Eldridge and fellow Canadian Ella Shelton scored 26 seconds into the third period on an assist from Abby Roque.
Montreal will host Boston in its home opener on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on CBC Gem, cbcsports.ca, the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices, and CBC TV.
The full schedule of PWHL games airing on CBC Sports this season is available here.
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