US EditionVictoire Select Defending Champion Frost as First-Round PWHL Playoff Opponent
Lina Ljungblom scored in the shootout as Montreal finished with 62 points and clinched the PWHL’s top playoff seed.
- On Saturday, the Montreal Victoire beat the Seattle Torrent 2-1 in a shootout, securing the No. 1 seed in the PWHL playoffs for the second consecutive season.
- The Victoire finished the regular season with 62 points, tying Boston for the league lead but securing the top spot through a tiebreaker.
- Montreal forward Abby Roque scored the opening goal with a 5-on-3 advantage, while goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens made 23 saves before Seattle's Alex Carpenter tied the game in the third period.
- Stars Marie-Philip Poulin and Maureen Murphy returned from mid-March injuries as Montreal prepares to select third-seeded Minnesota as its first-round playoff opponent.
- Despite failing to secure the top overall selection in the 2026 PWHL entry draft, Seattle drew a season-high crowd of 17,151 fans in the final regular season game.
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The Hamilton Spectator
Victoire select defending champion Frost as first-round PWHL playoff opponent
MONTREAL - The Montreal Victoire didn't waste any time in selecting a first-round playoff opponent after finishing first overall in the Professional Women's Hockey League with a 2-1 shootout victory on Saturday over the host Seattle Torrent.
The Montreal Victory won 2-1 against the Seattle Torrent in its final game of the regular season and finished 1st in the LPHF.
Winnipeg Free Press
Ljungblom's shootout goal helps Victoire beat Torrent 2-1, secure top seed in PWHL playoffs
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Ljungblom's shootout goal helps Victoire beat Torrent 2-1, secure No. 1 seed in Walter Cup playoffs
Lina Ljungblom’s shootout goal helped the Montreal Victoire beat the Seattle Torrent 2-1 in the final game of the regular season to secure the No. 1 seed in the Walter Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Montréal Victoire clinch first place in the PWHL, will select round one opponent | The IX Hockey | Powered by The Ice Garden
The Montréal Victoire clinched first place in the PWHL on Saturday night with a 2-1 shootout win over the Seattle Torrent, and will now select their first-round opponent for the Walter Cup playoffs. The post Montréal Victoire clinch first place in the PWHL, will select round one opponent appeared first on The IX Sports.
Victoire secure first place with shootout win over Torrent
SEATTLE — Lina Ljungblom's shootout goal helped the Montreal Victoire beat the Seattle Torrent 2-1 on Saturday night in the final game of the regular season to secure the No. 1 seed in the Walter Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Victoire (17-5-2-6) have 62 points, tied with Boston for most in the PWHL, but hold the tiebreaker over the Fleet. Montreal will pick its first-round opponent between third-seeded Minnesota and No. 4 s…
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