{"id":683283,"date":"2026-05-21T02:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/683283\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T02:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:58:12","slug":"montreal-victoire-defeat-ottawa-charge-4-0-in-game-4-to-win-1st-walter-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/683283\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal Victoire defeat Ottawa Charge 4-0 in Game 4 to win 1st Walter Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Abby Roque scored twice to lead the\u00a0Montreal\u00a0Victoire to their first Walter Cup trophy Wednesday night with a 4-0 victory over the Ottawa Charge.<\/p>\n

Roque scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at 3:49 of the second period and scored a short-handed jailbreak goal at 9:58 of the third to secure Montreal\u2019s first Professional Women\u2019s Hockey League championship.<\/p>\n

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It is the first time a Canadian team has won the Walter Cup since the PWHL was formed. Only one other team has claimed the league title, and that is the Minnesota Frost, who won back-to-back titles in the league\u2019s first two seasons.<\/p>\n

Marie-Philip Poulin was named the 2026 Ilana Kloss Playoff Most Valuable Player, as she recorded two goals and six assists over nine playoff games, tying her teammate Roque for most points in the playoffs.<\/p>\n

\"\"Montreal Victoire forward Marie-Philip Poulin (29) raises the PWHL Walter Cup after defeating the Ottawa Charge in Ottawa, Wednesday May 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Adrian Wyld<\/p>\n

The Victoire won the first two games of the championship series in overtime, but Ottawa avoided the sweep with a 2-1 win in Game 3 on Monday.<\/p>\n

This marks the second straight year that Ottawa lost in the final.<\/p>\n

Ann-Ren\u00e9e Desbiens stopped 23 shots for her second playoff shutout, while Ottawa\u2019s Gwyneth Philips stopped 12 shots as the Charge were shut out for the first time this post-season.<\/p>\n

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The Charge had three power-play opportunities, including one midway through the third, but failed to capitalize. Ottawa was 0-for-10 with the advantage in the four-game series.<\/p>\n

Montreal\u00a0opened the floodgates in the third period with three goals.<\/p>\n

After Roque\u2019s short-handed goal made it 2-0, the Victoire extended their lead when Maggie Flaherty fired a floater from just inside the blueline that seemed to handcuff Philips at 13:54. Lina Ljungblom made it 4-0 when she won a puck battle against Ottawa\u2019s Brianne Jenner and wrapped a shot around Philips with 4:16 left in the game.<\/p>\n

Montreal\u00a0opened the scoring at 3:49 of the second period when Marie-Philip Poulin dropped a pass back to Roque, whose shot deflected off Rory Guilday\u2019s stick past Philips.<\/p>\n

The Charge generated a number of chances in the second.<\/p>\n

Ottawa had a 3-on-1 early in the period, but Sarah Wozniewicz shot wide. Jocelyne Larocque then had a nice chance from in close but put it right in Desbiens\u2019 pads. Wozniewicz had a second chance only to ring a shot off the post midway through the period and Emily Clark, on a partial breakaway, couldn\u2019t beat Desbiens.<\/p>\n

Ottawa had the best chance in the first period with a power play but managed just one shot and the game remained scoreless after the opening 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

-With files from the Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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