Montreal completes dramatic OT comeback with face goal vs. Ottawa in PWHL Finals
Montreal Victoire staged a dramatic comeback in Game 1 of the PWHL Walter Cup Finals after a star player went down, winning 3-2 in overtime.
The energy was sucked out of Place Bell in Game 1 in the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Finals after Montreal's Laura Stacey went down as the Victoire trailed the Ottawa Charge 2-1 with 18 seconds remaining. The moment galvanized the Victoire, and as the clock ticked down, Montreal rookie Nicole Gosling scored an equalizer with 2. 1 seconds left to send the game to overtime.
It not only marked the first playoff goal of Gosling's career, but the latest playoff goal scored in a regulation. And it couldn't have come at a better time for Montreal. Stacey returned to the ice to start the extra period and gave her team a jolt of energy that Montreal rode all the way to the finish line.
No. 1 Victoire went on to defeat No. 4 Charge 3-2 in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the PWHL Finals.
Abby Roque scored the overtime winner after the puck ricocheted off her face and into the goal. "We play for the people around us. We play for (Laura) Stacey," said Roque, who finished with two goals in the dramatic comeback victory.
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