LAVAL, Quebec — Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scored her first two goals in the Women's Professional Hockey League and assisted on the game-winner to lead the New York Sirens to a 4-1 victory over Montreal Victoire on Wednesday night. led to victory.
Alex Carpenter scored his third goal of the season for New York, and Jade Downey-Landry added another point on an empty netter. Colin Schroeder made 28 saves in the win.
Kayla Barnes scores her first PWHL goal on a backhand deke for Montreal. Anne Debien stopped 32 shots.
New York took advantage of a turnover from Montreal's Anna Kelvin at 11:32, and Fillier slipped the puck into the net at 11:32.
Fillier, 24, an Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion with Canada, scored his second goal with 18 seconds remaining.
The Sirens selected Fillier with the first overall pick in this year's draft out of Princeton University.
takeout
siren: The duo of Fillier and Carpenter kept moving. The Sirens also played without Ella Shelton, who led all defensemen with 21 points in 24 games last season.
Victoire: Montreal struggled to generate offense from the start.
The Sirens led in shots 18-4 after the first period, but Victoire led 10-8 in the second and 15-10 in the third as coach Cori Cheveley shuffled the lines. did.
important moment
Fillier received the puck behind the net and immediately spun for a no-look pass to Carpenter on target. Carpenter made no mistake, beating Desbiens to give the Sirens a 2-1 lead at the 9:09 mark of the third game.
Main status
Montreal swept the season series 4-1 in the first game of 2024, earning 13 of the 15 points.
Montreal is second with 41 points, while New York is last with 26 points.
to the next
The Victoires visit the Ottawa Charge on Friday night, and the Sirens conclude their season-opening road trip against the Boston Fleet on Sunday.
