Sunday, March 1, 2026 | 1 p.m. ET | Place Bell
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EN: Matt Cullen (Play-by-Play), Ann-Sophie Bettez (Analyst), Rob Pizzo (Reporter);
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MINNESOTA FROST
7-2-3-3 | 28 PTS | 3RD PLACE
Top Scorer: Kendall Coyne Schofield – 15 GP, 10-6-16 PTS
Last Game: 4-1 W vs. VAN on Jan. 28
MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE
8-3-0-5 | 30 PTS | 2ND PLACE
Top Scorer: Marie-Philip Poulin – 15 GP, 7-7-14 PTS
Last Game: 4-1 W at NY on Feb. 26
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: MONTRÉAL LEADS 4-2 IN POINTS (MTL LEADS 25-14 IN POINTS ALL-TIME)
Jan. 4 at MTL: 3-2 MTL (OT) | Jan. 21 at MIN: 2-1 MTL (OT) | Mar. 1 at MTL | Mar. 25 at MIN
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The Frost had eight players compete in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, including a league-high six U.S. gold medalists: Kendall Coyne Schofield, Britta Curl-Salemme, Taylor Heise, Kelly Pannek, Lee Stecklein, Grace Zumwinkle. Minnesota also led the league with two players on Czechia with forwards Klára Hymlárová and Denisa Křížová.
Coyne Schofield, who will miss the first game of her PWHL career after being placed on LTIR with an upper-body injury, won her second Olympic gold medal along with Pannek and Stecklein. Together, the trio are members of the Double Triple Gold club with two Olympic golds, two World Championship golds, and two Walter Cup titles.
Heise is riding a six-game PWHL point streak with 10 points (2G, 8A), tied for the longest streak of the PWHL season. She had the primary assist on the golden goal and finished her first Olympics with five points, winning her first Olympic gold medal alongside Curl-Salemme and Zumwinkle to bring the league’s Triple Gold Club total to nine players, including Frost goaltenders Nicole Hensley and Maddie Rooney.
Pannek has scored in each of her last four PWHL games. That is tied for the second longest goal streak in PWHL history, one game shy of tying Sarah Fillier (Feb. 23 to Mar. 16, 2025) for the longest. The Frost alternate captain has eight goals, exceeding the seven she scored across both of the league’s first two seasons and is one point shy of her career-high for points.
Élizabeth Giguère, who was activated from Minnesota’s Reserve Player list on Friday, will make her season debut today in her home province. She is the first player in Frost history who hails from Québec.
Madison Bizal, who spent the inaugural season with Montréal, recently helped the Breck Mustangs capture a Minnesota State Championship title, serving as an Assistant Coach.
Minnesota is on a six-game point streak (3-1-2-0), which is tied for the longest in team history (also Feb. 27 – Mar. 24, 2024). The only longer point streak by any team this season was a seven-gamer by New York that ended in January.
The Victoire welcome back its nine Olympians, tied with the Sceptres for the most in the PWHL. Montréal is one of three squads, along with Ottawa and Seattle, to have players from both the U.S. (Hayley Scamurra) and Canada (Erin Ambrose, Ann-Renée Desbiens, Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey, Kati Tabin) who went head-to-head in the gold medal final. Montréal had players representing five different countries with Sandra Abstreither (GER), Lina Ljungblom (SWE) and Natálie Mlýnková (CZE), tied with Boston for most in the PWHL.
Poulin leads the season series with three goals and four points in two games and scored both overtime winning goals. The Victoire captain missed her first game of the season on Thursday with a lower-body injury but returns to action today.
Laura Stacey became the eighth player in PWHL history to reach 50 career points with a two-assist performance Thursday. It was her eighth career game with multiple assists, the second most in league history (Heise – 10).
The Victoire returned from the Olympic break with a 4-1 victory at New York as Montréal has won each of its last three games by multiple goals. It’s the only time in Montréal’s history that the team has won three straight games, all by two or more goals.
Montréal scored three goals in the first period of its win over New York on Thursday. That was the most goals scored by the Victoire in a single period since tallying four in the first period of another win over the Sirens on Feb. 15, 2025.
Montréal scored overtime wins over Minnesota in each of their first two meetings this season with a 3-2 home win and a 2-1 road win, both in January. The only other team to beat the Frost twice in overtime or a shootout in a season was New York last season.
The Victoire are undefeated at Place Bell this season, setting a new team record with six straight wins at their primary home venue. Montréal’s 6-1-0-1 overall record in home games gives them a league leading win percentage of .833. The Frost rank second in winning percentage on the road at .583.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Really excited to be back with this team and we’re super excited to come in and play. I think it’s been a long time for us not being around each other, so it’s fun to be back. Our positive energy is really flowing right now, and so it’s about taking what we learned in the first half and running with it here in Montréal.” – Frost forward Taylor Heise
“Minnesota is a great team. They're fast, they're deep, and they know how to win. It's always a great battle us and them. I think our team tends to match that occasion and really knows that our T’s have to be crossed and our I’s have to be dotted against them because they play a good team game. We have to slow them down. Minnesota has shown that they've been one of the top teams the past two years.” – Victoire Head Coach Kori Cheverie
SUNDAY’S GAME: The Victoire return to Place Bell for the first time since Jan. 28 and host the Frost for the second and final time this regular season. Fans will have the opportunity to celebrate the PWHL’s 61 Olympians with a special pre-game video that will honor the players that represented their countries in Milan. There will be more than just Olympic hockey players in attendance today as the Victoire proudly welcome Canadian short track speedskater Valérie Maltais. The La Baie, QC, native won three Olympic medals in Milano-Cortina, including gold in team pursuit, as well as bronze medals in the 3,000M and 1,500M races. Honored as one of Canada’s Flag Bearers for the Closing Ceremonies, she has now won a total of five Olympic medals in her career. The U.S. national anthem will be performed today by Jennifer Lee-Dupuy, while the Canadian anthem will be sung by the entire crowd. Today’s game is presented by e.l.f. and the first 6,000 fans will receive a Victoire Collectible Car Plate upon entry, while quantities last.