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Poulin has game winner as Montreal Victoire tops Minnesota Frost 3-2 for 3rd straight win

Archive photo. Montreal Victory goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens (35) blocks 22 pucks in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Archive photo. Montreal Victory goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens (35) blocks 22 pucks in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Frost on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Mariah Keopple and Alexandra Labelle scored their first goals of the season and the Montreal Victoire edged the Minnesota Frost 3-2 on Saturday.

Marie-Philip Poulin's goal almost six minutes into the second period was the difference as she converted a 2-on-1 from Laura Stacey and Jennifer Gardiner and Montreal (2-2-0-1), which went 0 for 3 on the power play, won its third straight while handing Minnesota (3-1-1-1) its first regulation loss of the season.

Despite having the better control of the action from the start Montreal fell behind 1-0 near the middle of the first period when Claire Thompson and Taylor Heise set up Britta Curl-Salemme for her third goal of the season.

But in the last five minutes of the period Keopple scored on a pass from Claire Dalton, and Labelle banged in a rebound of her initial shot.

Minnesota pulled into a tie at just 3:17 into the second period when Brooke McQuigge picked up her first goal during a scramble in front of the Montreal goal. Barely 2 1/2 minutes later the Victoire were back on top on Poulin's second goal of the season and Ann-Renee Desbiens, who made 22 saves, made that stand up.

Maddie Rooney made 22 saves for Minnesota, which went 0-1 on the power play.

Boston plays at Montreal on Monday. The Frost are home against Boston on Thursday.

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