Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scores twice for first PWHL goals, Sirens beat Victoire [Video]

Top draft pick Sarah Fillier scored twice for her first Professional Women’s Hockey League goals and assisted on the winner to lead the New York Sirens past the Montreal Victoire 4-1 on Wednesday.

Alex Carpenter, off a sweet backhand feed from Filler, buried her third of the season for New York (1-1-0-0) and Jade Downie-Landry added an empty-netter. The Sirens opened the season with a 4-3 overtime win over the defending champion Minnesota Frost.

Corinne Schroeder made 28 saves for the win.

Fifth overall pick Cayla Barnes scored her first PWHL goal with a tidy backhand deke for Montreal (0-1-0-1) before 5,415 at Place Bell. The Victoire beat the Ottawa Charge 4-3 in a shootout Saturday.

Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 32 shots.

New York capitalized on a turnover from Montreal’s Anna Kjellbin 11:32 before Fillier slid the puck into the net 11:32 into the first period.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published on Dec. 4, 2024.