LAVAL, QC Corinne Schroeder recorded her league-leading third shutout of the season, backstopping the New York Sirens to a 1-0 win over the Montréal Victoire on Tuesday evening at Place Bell. On the different finish of the ice, Victoire goaltender Elaine Chuli recorded 30 saves on 31 pictures, protecting her group within the contest all through. The one objective of the sport got here at 19:48 of the primary interval when Jade Downie-Landry, off
a faceoff win from Gabby Rosenthal, walked throughout the excessive slot and fired a top-shelf shot previous Chuli. The objective got here simply three seconds after Montréal had efficiently killed off a five-minute penalty. With the win, the Sirens avoid the specter of elimination from postseason rivalry earlier than the PWHL’s worldwide break and sit simply three factors behind fifth-place Ottawa forward of the Cost’s Wednesday evening battle in Boston. Montréal stays atop the league standings with a three-point lead over Toronto with three video games remaining, having already clinched a playoff spot.
QUOTES
New York Head Coach Greg Fargo on the group’s collective efficiency: “It was a very good effort by our group. Montréal got here out of the gates fairly sizzling, however we have been capable of sort of climate these first 5 or 6 minutes. Issues didn’t go our approach within the first interval, a five-minute energy play didn’t go our approach. I assumed we responded to the whole lot rather well and caught with our sport. We acquired higher as we went alongside, and I actually appreciated how our D-core performed tonight. It was actually powerful. I assumed we did a pleasant job of making an attempt to cease [Poulin’s] line over there and {that a} collective effort.”
New York Ahead Sarah Fillier on heading into the Worldwide Break and shifting focus to Workforce Canada and the World Championship: “I really feel like I’ve a number of expertise enjoying in school after which having to go away for 3 weeks for Worlds, so, nothing new there and simply making an attempt to remain current. This sport tonight was big for us as a result of we would have liked this win to be in a great place going into the break for playoffs. So, nothing actually adjustments, nevertheless it’s thrilling to move off to Czechia right here tomorrow.”
Victoire Head Coach Kori Cheverie: “There’s a number of positives from in the present day. Chuli was wonderful. Our penalty kill was nice. Our energy play had attractiveness. I assumed we gave away the second interval. So, we mainly wasted 20 minutes of the sport. And we talked about it so much. While you play for Montréal, you’re anticipated to know to play inside the construction. And we gave up on our construction within the second interval. And as soon as we acquired again to that, I felt just like the tides have been sort of pushing in our favour a little bit bit extra. It’s all part of it. It’s part of studying learn how to push by way of in moments the place the puck is simply not rolling throughout that line for you.”
Montréal defender Erin Ambrose on Elaine Chuli’s play: “Clearly, Chuli saved us in it, and he or she’s been doing an unbelievable job since Anne [Desbiens] went down–– even earlier than that. However the huge saves after huge saves that Chuli’s making, that’s what a goalie must do, and he or she’s been doing that for us. And he or she gave us an opportunity to be in that sport.”
NOTABLES
Corinne Schroeder earned her third shutout of the season, taking the league lead within the class and tying the regular-season document set by Kristen Campbell in the course of the PWHL’s inaugural season. That is the second time this season Schroeder has gained a 1-0 sport, along with her first coming in an time beyond regulation win towards Toronto on Jan. 12.
Schroeder climbed into fourth within the PWHL with a .914 save proportion and have become the fifth goaltender in league historical past to surpass 2,000 common season minutes performed.
This was the second common season sport in PWHL historical past to finish 1-0 following Ottawa’s victory over Minnesota on Jan. 21.
New York has now gained all six video games through which they’ve led after two durations.
The Sirens picked up their fifth win of their twelfth one-goal determination of the season. The Victoire lead the league with 15 one-goal outcomes and have gained 10 of them.
Montréal tied their season-low with 16 pictures on objective, a mark additionally they recorded in a 3-1 loss on Feb. 22 towards Ottawa, and one sport following a 17-shot output in Minnesota.
The Victoire have now been shut out twice in 14 video games on residence ice which is tied with Minnesota for essentially the most within the league this season.
Jade Downie-Landry scored her fourth objective of the season–– and second consecutive game-winning objective. The Québec native has now tallied twice in her residence province and has scored three of her 4 targets in her previous two video games.
Gabby Rosenthal notched her third helper and fourth level of the season. The rookie ahead has recorded two of her 4 factors in her final three video games performed.
Sarah Fillier led the sport in pictures with 5, whereas Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin collected three pictures, essentially the most for Montréal.
With three pictures tonight, Stacey tied the PWHL document for many pictures in a single season (101), set by Natalie Spooner in the course of the inaugural season. Each gamers reached the mark in 24 video games.
Fillier was held with no level for the primary time in 5 video games towards the Victoire.
Abby Roque (61.9%) and Poulin (50%) each gained 13 faceoffs tonight. They’re 1-2 in faceoff win proportion this season amongst facilities with no less than 25 attracts with Roque at 62.2% and Poulin at 61.4%.
Ella Shelton surpassed 28 minutes of ice-time for the third time this season and second-straight sport, logging a game-high 28:22.
Kati Tabin was assessed a serious penalty and a sport misconduct for an unlawful verify to the pinnacle at 14:45 of the primary interval. The incident was reported by the referee and reviewed by the on-ice officers in session with the PWHL Central State of affairs Room.
THREE STARS
1. Jade Downie-Landry (NY) 1G
2. Elaine Chuli (MTL) 30/31 SV
3. Corinne Schroeder (NY) 16/16 SV
