Victoire lean on Poulin, Desbiens to beat Sceptres 3-1 [Video]

As Canada’s national women’s team head coach, Troy Ryan has been on the right side of many heroic performances from Canadian captain Marie-Philip Poulin, but on Tuesday night the Toronto Sceptres bench boss was on the other side as Poulin led the Montreal Victoire to a 3-1 victory at home.

“She’s a tough opponent any time you have to coach against her or play against her,” said Ryan. “She was dangerous every time she was on the ice.”

Poulin scored her league-leading fifth game-winning goal and 12th goal overall of the Professional Women’s Hockey League season and added an assist in the win for the Victoire (10-3-1-4), who extended their lead in the standings to five points over second-place Toronto (8-2-4-7).

In a game between the PWHL’s top two teams, Montreal’s top players led the way. The line of Poulin, Laura Stacey, and Jennifer Gardiner was reunited for the game …