Kati Tabin had a goal and an assist for her first two points of the season as the Montreal Victoire held off the Ottawa Charge 2-1 Sunday in a Professional Women’s Hockey Game before a sold-out crowd at the Videotron Centre.
Tabin’s goal came on a third-period power play and stood as the winner.
She also assisted on Catherine Dubois’ power-play goal that opened the scoring in the second period.
Ann-Renee Desbiens made 27 saves as the Victoire improved to 23 points (six regulation wins, two overtime wins, an overtime loss and two regulation losses), three move than defending champion Minnesota.
WATCH | Kati Tabin’s power-play goal lifts Victoire over Charge in Quebec City:
Montreal edges Ottawa 2-1 with Kati Tabin’s power-play goal in the third period. The game was held at VIdeotron Centre in Quebec City for the fourth game of the PWHL Takeover Tour.
Shiann Darkangelo scored her fourth goal of the season and Emerance Maschmeyer made 33 saves for the Charge, who are fourth in the league at 14 points (4-0-2-5).
The game in Quebec City, which had an announced crowd of 18,259, was the fourth game on the PWHL’s Takeover Tour of neutral site games as the league considers expanding by as many as two teams by next season.
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