Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. ET | Prudential Center
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EN: Clay Matvick (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Abby Labar (Reporter);
FR: Claudine Douville (Play-by-Play), Isabelle Leclaire (Analyst), Andrée-Anne Barbeau (Studio Host), Karell Émard (Studio Analyst)
MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE
10-6-1-5 | 43 PTS | 1ST PLACE
Top Scorer: Marie-Philip Poulin – 22 GP, 14-5-19 PTS
Last Game: 3-2 OTW at BOS on Mar. 8
NEW YORK SIRENS
4-3-4-10 | 22 PTS | 6TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Sarah Fillier – 21 GP, 8-14-22 PTS
Last Game: 5-2 L at BOS on Mar. 5
2024-25 SEASON SERIES: MONTRÉAL LEADS 6-3 IN POINTS (MTL WON 13-2 IN 2024)
Dec. 4 at MTL: 4-1 NY | Feb. 2 at NY: 2-1 MTL | Feb. 15 at MTL: 6-2 MTL | Mar. 12 at NY | Apr. 1 at MTL | May 2 at NY
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The last time these teams met, Montréal tied a franchise record with six goals in a 6-2 win at Place Bell on Feb. 15 (also beat Ottawa, 6-3, on Feb. 24, 2024). The only team to score more goals this season is Ottawa, who beat Minnesota 8-3 on Feb. 13.
Montréal beat Boston, 3-2, in overtime on Saturday on the road, improving to 6-1 in games that go beyond regulation this season after going 3-5 in such games last season. The six overtime/shootout wins are the most by any PWHL team, and Montréal’s 16 combined wins are one shy of the mark set by Toronto last season (13 regulation, 4 OT/SO).
Cayla Barnes scored the overtime winner for Montréal on Saturday, becoming just the third defender with an overtime goal in the PWHL, joining Boston’s Sidney Morin (Jan. 11) and Toronto’s Renata Fast (Feb. 11). Barnes’ only other goal this season was the Victoire’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the Sirens on Dec. 4.
Laura Stacey is on a six-game point streak (4G, 5A) and would tie Alex Carpenter’s record seven-game streak with a point in tonight’s game. Marie-Philip Poulin has scored in two straight games and has points in six straight road games (6G, 2A).
The Victoire are a league-best 7-3-1-1 (.778) when scoring first this season, while the Sirens are a league-worst 0-1-3-8 (.139) when allowing the first goal. The team scoring first has won seven of the eight all-time meetings between these teams – New York scored first and lost 5-2 in the first-ever game between these clubs on Jan. 10, 2024.
Two of New York’s three remaining games at Prudential Center, including tonight, are against Montréal. The teams will finish their season schedules head-to-head here on May 2. The Sirens are sixth in the league with nine points in 11 home games, while the Victoire are the league’s best road team with 17 points in 10 games as the visiting team.
The Sirens have not won in any fashion in their last nine games (0-0-3-6), most recently falling to the Fleet, 5-2, on Mar. 5. Since that streak began on Jan. 31, New York is averaging 1.67 goals per game, fewest in the PWHL, and allowing 4.00 goals per game, most in the league.
Sarah Fillier’s goal on Mar. 5 gives her 22 total points this season, second in the PWHL (Hannah Miller, 23) and seven more than any other rookie (Montréal’s Jennifer Gardiner, 15). It was Fillier’s third straight game with a goal – the only longer streak by a player this season belongs to Stacey, a four-game streak from Feb. 22 – Mar. 4. The first overall pick leads all players with six points (2G, 4A) scored across all three games of the season series.
Jessie Eldridge is riding a three-game point streak (1G, 2A) and has four points (1G, 3A) against the Victoire this season. Abby Roque also has points in three straight games (1G, 2A) and Élizabeth Giguère has points in two straight games (1G, 1A).
The only five players with faceoff win percentages above 59% (minimum 100 draws) are in this game: Fillier - 62.2% (69/111), Roque – 61.8% (162/262), Poulin – 61.5% (292/475), Kristin O’Neill – 60.6% (186/307), Noora Tulus – 59.6% (62/104).
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“It's a must win for us. There's no other way that we have to approach that. That's our mindset. Heading into the end of the season, you want to be playing your best hockey. You want to continue to keep pushing forward and keep separating yourself. I want our team to never take another team for granted, ever, because there's always something that you need to improve.” - Victoire Head Coach Kori Cheverie.
“Our team is locked in on what’s ahead of us and making the most of this opportunity today. At this point in the season, we have a responsibility to be at the top of our game if we want to get the right results. Montréal is a strong opponent; they’ve set the standard in the league, and we need to be ready to set the tone and play our best hockey from the start.” -Sirens Head Coach Greg Fargo.
WEDNESDAY’S GAME: Tonight, New York celebrates Women’s Empowerment Month and the women shaping the future both on and off the ice as part of the PWHL’s Unity Games series. The Sirens have invited women working in the corporate world of sports to an exclusive Sticks & Sips Mixer. Team USA Women’s Para Hockey players and staff will be in the house leading the starting lineup read and high fiving the team on the ice. The ceremonial puck drop features the 2025 NJSIAA Girls Ice Hockey Champions, Princeton Day School. Additionally, the New York Exiles will kick off the night by sounding the siren, and the New York City Women’s Hockey League will take the ice for a second intermission scrimmage. The Sirens are also hosting a Job Shadow Program, giving four young women with career aspirations in sports the opportunity for a behind-the-scenes experience learning about media relations, game presentation, ticketing, and social media.