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01/18 17:45 CST Kaltounkov and Cherkowski score goals, Osborne has 31 saves as
Sirens beat Victoire 2-1
Kaltounkov and Cherkowski score goals, Osborne has 31 saves as Sirens beat
Victoire 2-1
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Kristyna Kaltounkov and Anne Cherkowski each scored a
goal, Kayle Osborne had 31 saves and the New York Sirens beat the Montreal
Victoire 2-1 on Sunday at Capital One Arena as part of the PWHL's Takeover Tour.
The game, played in front of 17,228 fans, set an attendance record for a
professional women's hockey game in the United States, according to Monumental
Sports & Entertainment. The previous record of 16,014 fans was set Nov. 28 at
the inaugural home game for the Seattle Torrent.
Montreal (5-2-0-5) had its three-game win streak snapped.
Sarah Fillier had two assists for New York (7-0-1-5), which has won five of
six. The Sirens have 22 points, four behind league-leading Boston and one ahead
of third-place Minnesota.
Kaltounkov, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 PWHL draft, has nine goals this
season, tied with Minnesota's Kendall Coyne Schofield for most in the league.
Maggie Flaherty scored a power-play goal for the Victoire late in the first
period.
Kaltounkov slammed home the rebound of a shot by Fillier to open the scoring
84 seconds into the game. The Sirens had failed to convert on their previous
nine power-play opportunities and are just 5 of 40 with an extra skater this
season.
Cherkowski gave the Sirens a 2-1 lead with 5:13 left in the second period.
Fillier poked a faceoff to Levis, who flicked a wrister that was redirected by
Cherkowski over the glove-side shoulder of goaltender Ann-Rene Desbiens for
the rookie's first career goal.
Desbiens had 25 saves for the Victoire.
The Victoire beat New York 4-0 in Montreal on Nov. 25 and Osborne had a
career-high 43 saves as the Sirens evened the season series with a 4-3 home win
on Jan. 2.
Up next
Victoire: Montreal visits Minnesota on Wednesday.
Sirens: New York hosts Ottawa on Tuesday.
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