Claire Dalton had a goal and an assist as the Montreal Victoire defeated the Boston Fleet 3-1 on Monday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Anna Wilgren and Kristin O’Neill also scored, while Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 18 shots for Montreal (3-2-0-1) before a sellout crowd of 10,172 at Place Bell.
The Victoire took over first place in the six-team PWHL standings with their fourth consecutive win. They have 13 points, one more than the Minnesota Frost.
Hilary Knight replied with her third of the season for Boston (2-0-0-4), which lost its second game in a row and sits last in the league.
Emma Soderberg made 28 saves in her first start this season.
The two teams met for the first time since Boston beat Montreal in the PWHL semifinal last season. Boston edged Montreal in three straight overtime games — including a triple OT marathon in Game 2 at …