Recreation 2: Saturday, Might 16, 2026 | 2 p.m. ET | Place Bell
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EN: Kenzie Lalonde (Play-by-Play), Cheryl Pounder (Analyst), Rob Pizzo (Reporter), Jamie Hersch (Host), Becky Kellar (Panelist), Alison Lukan (Panelist);
FR: Claudine Douville (Play-by-Play), Isabelle Leclaire (Analyst), Catherine Savoie (Reporter), Andrée‑Anne Barbeau (Host), Karell Emard (Panelist)
OTTAWA CHARGE (4)
Prime Scorer: Rebecca Leslie – 5 GP, 3-2-5 PTS
Goaltender: Gwyneth Philips – 1.86 GAA, .940 SV%
Particular Groups: PP 2/15 (13.3%) | PK 18/19 (94.7%)
MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE (1)
Prime Scorer: Laura Stacey – 6 GP, 3-3-6 PTS
Goaltender: Ann-Renée Desbiens – 1.62 GAA, .938 SV%
Particular Groups: PP 3/15 (20.0%) | PK 18/20 (90.0%)
2026 PWHL WALTER CUP FINALS: MONTRÉAL LEADS THE BEST-OF-FIVE SERIES 1-0
Recreation 1 at MTL: 3-2 MTL (OT) | Recreation 2 at MTL (Might 16) | Recreation 3 at OTT (Might 18) | Recreation 4 at OTT (Might 20) | Recreation 5 at MTL (Might 23)
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: MONTRÉAL WON 10-2 IN POINTS (MTL LEADS 31-14 IN POINTS ALL-TIME)
Jan. 13 at MTL: 2-1 MTL | Jan. 24 at MTL: 3-1 MTL | Mar. 22 at OTT (WINNIPEG): 2-1 OTT (OT) | Apr. 3 at OTT: 3-0 MTL
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
The ultimate shot of Recreation 1 was Abby Roque’s game-winner in extra time for Montréal’s twenty sixth shot on purpose of the sport in comparison with Ottawa’s 25 pictures on purpose. The one different Walter Cup Finals recreation to have a SOG differential of no multiple was Recreation 4 of the 2024 Finals (each Boston and Minnesota completed with 33).
The Cost had been 2.1 seconds away from giving the Victoire their first regulation loss at Place Bell since Recreation 1 of the 2025 semifinals on Might 8, 2025, a 3-2 Ottawa win.
Ottawa has been outshot in all 5 video games of the playoffs. Their 10-5 benefit in pictures within the first interval of Recreation 1 marked simply the third regulation interval this postseason through which they’ve outshot an opponent. The Cost scored first in simply 14 video games through the common season, fewest amongst playoff groups, however have scored first in all 5 playoff video games.
Rebecca Leslie scored each Cost targets on Thursday to grow to be the primary Ottawa participant to ever rating a number of targets in a single playoff recreation. Her 4 multi-goal video games this season are the third most in a season in PWHL historical past (common season & playoffs), behind Natalie Spooner’s six in 2024 and Marie-Philip Poulin’s 5 in 2024-25. Her offensive output has improved in all three postseasons, first with one purpose in 5 video games with Toronto in 2024, two targets and three factors in eight video games in 2025, and three targets and 5 factors in 5 video games to this point in 2026. The Ottawa native scored in Recreation 4 of the semifinals and Recreation 1 of the finals in consecutive seasons.
Cost defenders had been saved off the scoresheet for the primary time in 5 playoff video games Thursday. They factored in eight of the workforce’s 10 targets within the semifinals in opposition to Boston, together with two targets scored by Ronja Savolainen and one every by Brooke Hobson and Jocelyne Larocque. The workforce’s whole protection scored simply eight targets through the common season.
The Cost haven’t allowed a power-play purpose in any of their final eight highway video games, relationship again to the common season. That’s the longest streak on the highway inside a single season in PWHL historical past (common season & playoffs).
Relationship again to the common season, every of Montréal’s final 5 residence video games have been determined by one purpose with 4 of these going to extra time. The one longer streak of one-goal residence video games in workforce historical past (incl. playoffs) was a seven-game run to finish final season.
Roque turned the second participant in PWHL historical past to attain a number of targets and an extra time purpose in the identical playoff recreation. The opposite participant to take action was Britta Curl-Salemme, additionally in opposition to Ottawa (Recreation 2 of 2025 Walter Cup Finals) together with the game-tying tally with 16 seconds remaining at TD Place. Recreation 1 was additionally the primary in postseason historical past the place gamers from opposing groups had multi-goal performances. Roque has scored seven of her 22 profession targets in opposition to Ottawa and has factors in eight straight video games in opposition to them.
Nicole Gosling’s tying purpose with 2.1 seconds remaining within the third interval of Recreation 1 was the newest regulation purpose scored in postseason historical past. It was additionally the primary playoff purpose scored by a rookie defender since 2024 (Minnesota’s Sophie Jaques had two and Maggie Flaherty had one). The Victoire first-round decide is as much as 22 factors throughout the total season, all since Jan. 2, together with 11 factors (2G, 9A) in 12 video games since Apr. 3.
Poulin has factors in seven straight video games at Place Bell, together with all six of her playoff factors (2G, 4A) in 4 video games, plus three targets in her final three residence video games through the common season. The final time the Victoire captain was held off the scoresheet at residence was Jan. 24 in opposition to Ottawa.
For the reason that starting of 2025, all 5 Walter Cup Finals video games have gone to extra time with six of the ten all-time video games within the remaining spherical extending past regulation. For comparability, there was one streak of at the least 5 straight OT video games in Stanley Cup Remaining historical past – a six-game stretch spanning 1950 and 1951.
In playoff historical past, the winner of Recreation 2 has gone on to win six of eight sequence. This was the case in each of this yr’s semifinals the place Ottawa beat Boston on the highway and Montréal beat Minnesota at residence.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“Our workforce has been going very well for fairly some time and I actually thought it was the case once more within the first recreation of the finals. Sure, that was an unlucky purpose with 2.1 seconds left, in fact, however once more, we’re on this business to remain true to what we have been doing. It is a five-game sequence. It isn’t a one and finished. For us, we have been constructing all week. I feel we put numerous it on show within the first recreation and we’ll be excited to return at it on Saturday.” – Cost Head Coach Carla MacLeod
“I feel we acquired to essentially concentrate on the moments that we had been in a position to play our model recreation on Thursday, and by chance for us, numerous it got here within the final little bit. We had some massive pushes after their first purpose, after which after their second purpose. These are the moments that you just wish to seize. You wish to put them in your pocket, and also you wish to hold them going till the subsequent recreation. Fortunately for us, we get to go proper again at it once more, which I feel performs in our favour. We’ll want to scrub up the moments that we wish to do higher within the subsequent recreation and hopefully experience the momentum.” – Victoire Head Coach Kori Cheverie
SATURDAY’S GAME: The 2026 PWHL Walter Cup Finals, offered by Scotiabank, proceed at this time at Place Bell between Montréal and Ottawa, the place the Victoire lead the league’s first-ever all-Canadian championship sequence 1-0. Following Thursday’s win, the Victoire improved their all-time residence playoff document to 4-4, which features a 2-1 document in Recreation 2 motion. With the loss, the Cost are actually 2-5 all-time on the highway of their playoff historical past and maintain a 1-2 document in Recreation 2 of a sequence. In eight all-time playoff sequence, the house workforce and better seed is 4-4 in Recreation 2. The primary two Walter Cup Finals had been each 1-1 after two video games. This afternoon marks the fourth time in 9 days that each the Victoire and the Montréal Canadiens have a playoff recreation on the identical day. Thursday was the primary time each groups gained a playoff recreation on the identical day, following Might 8 the place the Victoire misplaced Recreation 4 to the Frost however the Canadiens gained Recreation 2 in opposition to the Sabres, and Might 12 when the Victoire gained Recreation 5 however the Canadiens misplaced Recreation 4. Ought to Buffalo win at Bell Centre tonight, Montréal’s two playoff schedules will overlap once more on Monday. The Canadian anthem shall be carried out this afternoon by Kim Richardson, and Place Bell power shall be excessive all through the afternoon with music from DJ Montana. At this time’s referees are Jared Cummins and Sydney Harris, with linespersons Patrick Dapuzzo and Sophie Thomson. Following the sport, followers can tune-in for dwell response with Jocks in Jills streaming on the league’s YouTube channel.