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Three second-period goals spurred the Montreal Victoire to a 4-1 win over the Seattle Torrent on Tuesday night in Laval, Que.
Montreal moved closer to clinching home-ice advantage in the first round of playoffs. The Victoire ranked first in the eight-team league with four games remaining in the regular season.
For Seattle, the loss moved the Torrent closer to becoming the first PWHL team eliminated from postseason contention.
Natalie Mlynkova, Laura Stacey, Skylar Irving and Shiann Darkangelo scored for the Victoire. Lina Ljungblom added two assists and Ann-Renee Desbiens made 24 saves in Montreal’s net at Place Bell.
Torrent on the brink
Theresa Schafzahl scored and Hannah Murphy made 21 saves for the Torrent.
Seattle needs to win Wednesday in Ottawa to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Mlynkova opened the scoring at 2:28 of the second period when Alexandra Labelle kicked the puck toward her at the side of the net, and Mlynkova was able to put it past Murphy for her fifth of the season.
The Victoire doubled their lead 75 seconds later on the power play when Ljungblom fed Stacey on a two-on-one. Stacey tipped the puck past Murphy for her seventh goal of the season.
Seattle scored its lone goal at 9:53 of the second period. After Desbiens made the initial save on a Torrent two-on-one, Schafzahl tapped the loose puck in the crease by Desbiens for her fourth this season.
Montreal regained the two-goal advantage at 11:55 when Irving one-timed a backhand pass from Maggie Flaherty from behind the net.
Darkangelo added an empty-net goal.
Fleet 5, Goldeneyes 1
The Boston Fleet capped the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s 16-game Takeover Tour with a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Goldeneyes in Edmonton.
Boston (14-5-2-4) extended its win streak to five straight and was just two points back of the Montreal Victoire on top of the standings.
The Fleet, who along with Montreal and the Minnesota Frost were already playoff-bound, have four games remaining in the regular season.
Vancouver (7-1-4-14) lost its third in a row.
Jessie Eldridge scored twice for Boston with captain Megan Keller, Susanna Tapani and Jamie Lee Rattray each contributing a goal to the victory.
Aerin Frankel stopped 28 of 29 shots in Boston’s net for a 17th win this season, which tied her for the league lead with Montreal’s Renee Desbiens.
Jessie Eldridge scored a pair of goals as the Boston Fleet defeated Vancouver Goldeneyes 5-1 Tuesday at the PWHL Takeover Tour stop in Edmonton.
Boston’s special teams played a significant role Tuesday. Keller scored short-handed and Eldridge scored a power-play goal for her second of the game en route to a 3-0 lead in the second period.
Defender Sophie Jaques scored Vancouver’s lone goal early in the third.
Goldeneyes starting goalie Emerance Maschmeyer allowed five goals on 23 shots over two periods. Kristen Campbell stopped all six shots she faced in the third.
The PWHL brought a neutral-site game to Edmonton for a third time, which fuelled speculation the city is an option for league expansion next season.
The first Takeover game last season drew 17,518 fans to Rogers Place. Attendance for the second Dec. 27 was 10,264 and Tuesday’s was an announced 10,794.
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