Ann-Renée Desbiens made 43 saves as Montreal hung on to first place with a 2-1 overtime win over Ottawa in front of a record-breaking crowd on Saturday.
Forward Maureen Murphy scored the game-winning goal at 3:30 of the extra period for her first of the season. Laura Stacey also scored for Montreal (3-2-2-1).
The 8,646 in attendance at Place Bell in Laval, Que., set a new mark for a professional women’s hockey game in Canada.
WATCH l Murphy ends game in OT:
PWHL-leading Montreal edges Ottawa with Murphy’s overtime winner2 hours ago
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Maureen Murphy’s first PWHL goal lifts Montreal to a 2-1 overtime victory over
