Montreal Victoire, seeded first, defeated Minnesota Frost 2-1 and will face Ottawa Charge in the best-of-five final. Moreau Poulin scored the winning goal, and Catherine Dubois scored for Montreal. Victoria Desbiens made 25 saves.
Montreal Victoire 's Catherine Dubois celebrates her goal with Marie-Philip Poulin after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during first period PWHL playoff hockey action in Laval, Que.
, on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher KatsarovLAVAL, Quebec — The Montreal Victoire are heading to their first Walter Cup final as they defeated the two-time defending champion Minnesota Frost 2-1 at Place Bell on Tuesday night in the fifth and deciding game of their Professional Women’s Hockey League semifinal. Marie-Philip Poulin scored the winning goal at 3:06 of the third period on the power play.
The win sets up a best-of-five final against the Ottawa Charge, ensuring that the league will crown its first Canadian champion. It was Poulin’s second winning goal of the tight series. The game, which was originally scheduled for Monday night, was postponed because of player safety concerns related to an illness. It is the first time the Frost lost a game facing elimination, moving to 6-1.
They have been in all of the league’s deciding fifth games. Erin Ambrose made a cross-ice pass to Poulin, who beat Maddie Rooney on a sharp angle near the goal line. Minnesota pushed hard after the goal, getting several chances in the Montreal end, but Ann-Renee Desbiens was solid in the Victoire net. Rooney made some big saves of her own, keeping the game at 2-1.
Catherine Dubois also scored for the Victoire, while Desbiens made 25 saves, including eight in the third period. Montreal opened the scoring when Dubois’ shot hit off of Elizabeth Giguere’s stick and tricked Rooney. Poulin moved Dubois right before the faceoff, and won it back to her in the shooting position. The goal came 12:18 into the first period, and was scored after Minnesota opened with a 9-2 shot advantage.
Desbiens had an eventful period of her own. A shot by Mae Batherson deflected in front by Kendall Coyne Schofield and trickled through Desbiens, but she was able to turn around and use her stick to stop the puck from crossing the line before grabbing it. Minnesota tied the game 1-1 midway through the second period when Cogan tipped a Abby Hustler pass in the slot that beat Desbiens.
Up to that point in the second period, both goaltenders made big saves with Desbiens making a rolling two-pad stack save on Giguere, and Rooney stopping Laura Stacey and Kaitlin Willoughby on separate chances early in the period.
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