Montreal Victoire edge Toronto Sceptres 4-2 in first PWHL game in Vancouver [Video]

Marie-Philip Poulin scored twice as her Montreal Victoire downed the Toronto Sceptres 4-2 Wednesday in the first Professional Women’s Hockey League game in Vancouver.

Mikyla Grant-Mentis added a goal and an assist for the Victoire (4-1-2-1) and Claire Dalton also scored.

Jesse Compher had a goal and an assist, Darryl Watts scored and Renata Fast registered two assists for the Sceptres (2-5-0-1).

Montreal goalie Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 29 of 31 shots. Kristen Campbell made 21 saves for Toronto.

The sold-out game was the second stop in the PWHL’s nine-city “Takeover Tour” criss-crossing North America to grow the league’s audience and test potential expansion markets.

Other neutral-site destinations on the tour include Quebec City, where Montreal takes on the Ottawa Charge on Jan. 19, and Edmonton, where Toronto faces Ottawa on Feb. 16.

Games will also be held in Denver, Detroit, St. Louis, Buffalo, N.Y. and Raleigh, N.C.

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