With her team 1 win away from 1st Walter Cup, Marie-Philip Poulin's legend continues to grow

In overtime in Game 2 of the Walter Cup final, it was Marie-Philip Poulin who spotted an opening through the throng of Ottawa Charge players who had surrounded her.

The Montreal Victoire captain sent a no-look pass from the corner to an open Maggie Flaherty, who scored the game winner.

One game earlier, Poulin sent the puck to the front of the net, where defender Nicole Gosling deposited it for the game-tying goal with 2.1 seconds remaining.

When asked how she made the pass through so much traffic to Flaherty, Poulin immediately deflected credit to her teammate, as she always does.

"She found the space," Poulin said after Saturday's win. "She’s the one that really put herself in that position."

Flaherty's overtime winner puts Victoire 1 win away from a PWHL Walter Cup title

When her teammates complimented her vision to make the pass, Poulin sunk deep into her seat, wishing for it to stop.

"I think we should shut it down soon," the captain said about the praise other people were giving her.

Many know Poulin for her clutch ability to score big goals when her team needs her the most. She's done that these playoffs, adding two game-winning tallies in the semifinal series against the Minnesota Frost.

But that doesn't fully capture the impact of the captain, who is one win away from capturing her first Walter Cup.

It's also her ability to lift her teammates up, on and off the ice. It's her defensive acumen, and her desire to block shots.

"She’s the person you want next to you in the hard moments," said Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renée Desbiens, who described Poulin as an even better human than she is a hockey player.

"She’s the person you want to fight with. She’s the person you want to battle for, and I think that’s