Victoire One Win Away From Historic First Title
Montreal's PWHL team takes 2-1 series lead into Game 4 against Ottawa. Home teams have won all three games of the final so far.
The Montréal Victoire are one win away from capturing the franchise's first PWHL title.
The Victoire take a 2-1 series lead into Game 4 of the PWHL final against the Ottawa Charge on Wednesday night. It's been a back-and-forth battle: Montreal had one hand on the trophy but gave up a late lead in Game 3 on Monday, letting Ottawa storm back for a comeback win.
A quirk of the series so far: the home team has won all three games. That means the Charge will have crowd advantage tonight in Ottawa, but if Montreal takes Game 4, they'll return home for a potential clincher with the whole city behind them.
The Victoire have been the better team overall this postseason and are the favourites to close it out. But Ottawa has shown they won't go quietly. Game 4 is set for tonight—it could be the moment Montreal's women's hockey team finally gets its name on the Walter Cup.