Montreal’s Marie-Philip Poulin scores ‘Superwoman’ goal before 19,038 in Vancouver

By James On Jan 9, 2025

Marie-Philip Poulin scored a spectacular ‘Superwoman’ goal and added an empty-netter to help the Montreal Victoire defeat the Toronto Scepters 4-2 on Wednesday night in a PWHL Takeover Tour match before a capacity crowd of 19,038 at Rogers Arena.

Poulin gave Montreal a 3-0 lead at 7:48 of the second, controlling the puck while on both knees and then firing past goalie Kristen Campbell into the top right corner. Poulin’s pursuit left her sprawled across the ice as the puck sailed in.

Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored on a breakaway and added an assist, Claire Dalton also scored and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 29 saves for league-leader Victoire.

Jesse Compher and Daryl Watts scored for last-place Toronto. Campbell stopped 21 shots.

The crowd of 19,038 for Wednesday’s PWFL game in Vancouver eclipsed the Vancouver Canucks’ season high of 18,940. Photo: Ethan Cairns/AP

The match was the second of nine on the Takeover Tour.

The crowd of 19,038 eclipsed the Vancouver Canucks’ season high of 18,940.

The Scepters are in New York on Sunday. The Victoire will play against Minnesota on Sunday in Denver.