TORONTO — Laura Stacey scored the overtime winner for the Montreal Victoire in a 4-3 win over the host Toronto Sceptres in the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Sunday.
Stacey struck just 15 seconds into OT on a breakaway going forehand to backhand on Toronto goaltender Raygan Kirk.
Toronto (1-0-1-3) led 2-0 and 3-2 at period breaks, but dropped its fourth in a row to waste a 35-save performance by Kirk in her first career PWHL start.
Stacey in the neutral zone gathered a pass off the boards from Marie-Philip Poulin and drove in from the wing to score the winner.
Lina Ljungblom scored in a goal-mouth scramble at 12:51 of the third period for Montreal (1-2-0-1).
Abby Boreen had a goal and an assist and Maureen Murphy also scored for the Victoire. Goaltender Elaine Chuili made 19 saves for the win.
Izzy Daniel, Jesse Compher and Sarah Nurse scored …