ST PAUL, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 06: Marie-Philip Poulin #29 of Montreal skates with the puck while Maggie Flaherty #19 of Minnesota defends in the second period at Xcel Energy Center on January 06, 2024 in St Paul, Minnesota.
Maggie Flaherty scored her first goal of the season to give Minnesota the lead in the third period and the Frost moved into first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Victoire on Sunday at Denver's Ball Arena, home ice of the Colorado Avalanche.Posted: Jan 12, 2025 6:44 PM EST | Last Updated: January 12
Minnesota's Maggie Flaherty, right, pictured in a game against Montreal earlier in January, scored the go-ahead goal in the Frost's win on Sunday. Maggie Flaherty scored her first goal of the season to give Minnesota the lead in the third period and the Frost moved into first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Victoire on Sunday at Denver's Ball Arena, home ice of the Colorado Avalanche.
The game, part of the league's Takeover Tour of potential expansion venues, drew 14,018 fans to set a new U.S. attendance record. Minnesota's Maddie Rooney earned her league-leading fifth win in goal with 21 saves on 23 shots and the Frost saw defender Sophie Jacques finish with a goal and an assist in her return from the injured list after missing five games.PWHL game in Denver sets U.S. attendance record as Frost defeat VictoireMinnesota beats Montreal 4-2 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colo., for the third game of the PWHL Takeover Tour.
Catherine Dubois scored early to give Montreal the lead in the first period, but Britta Curl-Salemme evened the game with a goal midway through the period and Jaques scored on a Frost power play to take a 2-1 lead in the second. Jennifer Gardiner evened it at 2-2 with a power-play goal that caromed off a Minnesota skate for the Victoire.
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