Boreen scores twice to lead Montreal Victoire past Minnesota Frost in battle of top teams
4-2 win moves Montreal past Minnesota for top spot in PWHL standings
Abby Boreen scored twice to lead the Montreal Victoire to a 4-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Frost in front of 10,172 fans at Place Bell in Laval, Que., on Friday.
Claire Dalton and captain Marie-Philip Poulin, on a 5-on-3 power play, also scored for Montreal (5-2-1-2). It was the Victoire's first home game since Dec. 30.
Ann-Renée Desbiens made 21 saves in the winning effort.
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Kendall Coyne Schofield and Claire Thompson scored for the Frost (4-3-2-3), who suffered their first road regulation loss of the season. Minnesota had won its first three games away from home before dropping a 3-2 shootout decision on Wednesday to the New York Sirens.
Nicole Hensley stopped 20 shots for the Frost.
The win moved Montreal past Minnesota for top spot in the PWHL standings, with the Victoire holding two games in hand. The Frost beat the Victoire 4-2 on Sunday in Denver as part of the PWHL's Takeover Tour.
The Victoire were without Laura Stacey for the contest. The forward is listed as day-to-day after suffering an injury last weekend.
Montreal will next face the Ottawa Charge on Sunday at Quebec City's Videotron Centre.
Minnesota hosts Ottawa on Tuesday at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.
