Ann-Renée Desbiens made 43 saves as Montreal hung on to first place with a 2-1 overtime win over Ottawa in front of a record-breaking crowd on Saturday.
Forward Maureen Murphy scored the game-winning goal at 3:30 of the extra period for her first of the season. Laura Stacey also scored for Montreal (3-2-2-1).
The 8,646 in attendance at Place Bell in Laval, Que., set a new mark for a professional women's hockey game in Canada. WATCH l Murphy ends game in OT: Hayley Scamurra scored the lone goal for Ottawa (2-0-3-1), which came into the rematch on a quest for revenge after Montreal won 3-2 in overtime in both teams' inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League game at TD Place on Jan.
2. Montreal took first place in the PWHL standings after a 2-1 win in Minnesota on Wednesday night. The goaltending stood out on both sides on Saturday, with Desbiens staying true to her nickname "The Wall." Ottawa may have outshot Montreal, but the home team had several strong scoring chances.