O’Neill has a goal and an assist, Montreal clinches a playoff berth with 5
MONTREAL (AP) — Kristin O’Neill had a goal and an assist and Montreal clinched a Professional Women’s Hockey League playoff spot with a 5-2 win over New York on Wednesday night.
The victory moved Montreal into a tie for first place with Toronto, each with 38 points.
The loss eliminated New York from playoff contention in the six-team league.
Catherine Daoust, Catherine Dubois, Laura Stacey and Mélodie Daoust also scored for Montreal. Ann-Renée Desbiens made 31 saves.
Marie-Philip Poulin picked up one assist to move past Toronto’s Natalie Spooner for top spot in the league scoring race with 22 points.
Ella Shelton and Alexandra Labelle, with a short-handed effort, scored for New York. Corinne Schroeder stopped 20 shots.
New York failed to capitalize on its power play, coming up empty on three opportunities in the first period and finishing the game 0 for 5. Montreal was 2 for 4 with the extra player.
UP NEXT
Montreal travels to Ottawa on Saturday.
New York hosts Toronto on Sunday.
___
AP women’s hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey
Related articles
Xizang reports soaring exports of local agricultural specialties in Q1
LHASA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The export value of local agricultural specialties from southwest China'2024-04-26- As the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on, five essentials will exert great influence on the developme2024-04-26
Xi Focus: Xi's Thought on Ecological Civilization Guides Xiamen's Green Shift
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-04-26Xi Focus: Xi's Thought on Ecological Civilization Guides Xiamen's Green Shift
Contact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom2024-04-26Hairy Biker Dave Myers left wife Liliana £1.4m it's revealed
Dave Myers' heartbroken stepchildren have spoken out about the 'wonderful' Hairy Biker, as they than2024-04-26Lawmakers vigilant of use of AI in fraud
Photo/ICDuring a news conference of the National People's Congress Standing Committee held in Beijin2024-04-26
atest comment