Elevate your local knowledge

Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!

Select Region

Selecting your primary region ensures you get the stories that matter to you first.

Poulin’s hat trick sparks Montreal past New York, 5-2

Poulin's hat trick sparks Montreal past New York, 5-2 | iNFOnews.ca
Montreal's Marie-Philip Poulin, centre, celebrates with teammates Dominika Laskova, left, and Catherine Dubois, right, after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of a PWHL hockey game against New York Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Elmont, N.Y. Montreal won 5-2. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Frank Franklin II

ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored a hat trick and Elaine Chuli earned a win in her first game as Montreal beat New York 5-2 Wednesday at UBS Arena at Belmont Park.

Montreal bounced back from being shutout 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.

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.

She then finished a breakaway by punching a pass from Maureen Murphy past the right skate of New York goalie Corinne Schroeder, and capped the scoring by firing a shot from centre ice into an open New York net with two minutes left in the game.

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.

New York got a first-period goal from Jessie Eldridge and Ella Shelton scored 26 seconds into the third period on an assist from Abby Roque.

New York (1-2) earned a shutout win over Toronto in the new league’s first game on New Year’s Day, but now lost a game at each of its two home game arenas, falling to Toronto at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut on Friday.

___

AP hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/hockey

Note to readers: This is a corrected story. A previous version stated the score was 6-2 Montreal and that Erin Ambrose scored. The score was in fact 5-2 and Ambrose did not score.

News from © iNFOnews.ca, . All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Join the Conversation!

Want to share your thoughts, add context, or connect with others in your community?

Create a free account

iNFOTEL

Related Articles