Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 2 p.m. ET | Place Bell
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EN: Daniella Ponticelli (Play-by-Play), Gigi Marvin (Analyst), Signa Butler (Reporter); Anastasia Bucsis (CBC Studio Host), Hailey Salvian (CBC Studio Analyst), Saroya Tinker (CBC Studio Analyst);
FR: Roseline Filion (Studio Host), Stéphanie Poirier (Studio Analyst), Michael Roy (Play-by-Play), Isabelle Leclaire (Analyst), Christine Roger (Reporter)
OTTAWA CHARGE
3-5-0-6 | 19 PTS | 5TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Brianne Jenner – 14 GP, 8-6-14 PTS
Last Game: 4-3 OTW at NY on Jan. 20
MONTRÉAL VICTOIRE
5-3-0-5 | 21 PTS | 4TH PLACE
Top Scorer: Marie-Philip Poulin – 13 GP, 6-7-13 PTS
Last Game: 2-1 OTW at MIN on Jan. 21
2025-26 SEASON SERIES: MONTRÉAL LEADS 3-0 IN POINTS (MTL LEADS 24-12 IN POINTS ALL-TIME)
Jan. 13 at MTL: 2-1 MTL | Jan. 24 at MTL | Mar. 11 at OTT | Mar. 22 at OTT (WINNIPEG)
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
This is the second of four meetings between these teams after the Victoire won 2-1 at Place Bell on Jan. 13, Ottawa’s only loss in its last eight games (2-5-0-1). Montréal is 4-2-0-1 all-time against the Charge in Québec, winning four straight at home.
The Charge are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Sirens in Newark on Tuesday. Dating back to last season, the Charge have been victorious in their last seven games that have gone beyond regulation (5 OT / 2 SO), including a PWHL record five straight this season (3 OT / 2 SO). They won just one of their first 11 such games as an organization.
Sarah Wozniewicz scored the overtime winner on Tuesday. It was the rookie’s third goal of the season, all of which have been game-winning goals, and her second overtime goal (also Dec. 21 against Minnesota). Her three GWGs lead the PWHL, and the only other player with multiple OT goals this season is Marie-Philip Poulin. Her new nickname, the “Wizard of Woz”, is catching on with frequent use by teammates, and she’s taking a liking to it: “I don’t mind it. I just think it’s funny!”
Brianne Jenner is tied for the league lead with five points on the power play after scoring her third with the player advantage Tuesday. The Charge captain is one goal shy of becoming the fifth player in PWHL history to score 25 all-time, and one point away from being the fifth player to reach 50 career points.
Gwyneth Philips already has 45 more saves (361) in 12 games this season than she did in 15 games (316) as a rookie. The one thing missing from the first-time Olympian’s season so far is a shutout, after posting two in 2024-25. Ottawa, Seattle and Toronto are the only teams without a shutout in 2025-26.
Ottawa is one of four PWHL teams with at least two players with plus-5 ratings or higher this season, led by Albertans Stephanie Markowski and Wozniewicz (both +5). Minnesota (9), Boston (3) and New York (2) are the other teams.
Friday afternoon in Laval was the first full practice for new Charge members Brooke McQuigge, Michela Cava and Emma Greco since being acquired by Vancouver on Sunday. They met the team in Newark on Tuesday, flew to Ottawa on Wednesday, and used Thursday to settle into their new homes.
Montréal is undefeated at Place Bell this season (3-1-0-0) and lead the PWHL with a .733 winning percentage in all home games. A win today would match last season’s longest win streak at their primary home venue (Dec. 30 to Feb. 15).
The Victoire beat the Frost, 2-1, in overtime in St. Paul on Wednesday, improving to 2-2-0-1 in their last five games and 3-0 in games decided beyond regulation. Their streak of eight consecutive one-goal games is tied for the longest in a single PWHL regular season (Boston, 2024).
Montréal is allowing an average of 1.54 goals per game this season, tied with Boston for the best mark in the league. The Victoire have allowed six total goals in six home games, fewest in the league (four goals against in four games at Place Bell).
Poulin’s goal on Wednesday was the 35th of her PWHL career, the first player to reach that mark (including 10 game-winners). It was the third time this season the Victoire captain decided the outcome beyond regulation, previously scoring the OT winner against Minnesota on Jan. 4, and scoring the shootout winner against Toronto in Halifax on Dec. 17. Montréal is 2-2-0-1 when she scores a goal this season and 3-1-0-4 when she does not find the back of the net.
Shiann Darkangelo scored a goal and an assist to lead the Victoire offence the last time these two teams met in a first star performance against her former team. With a faceoff percentage of 52.7%, she’s one of four Montréal centres with a winning record at the dot in more than 70 attempts, most in the PWHL (also Poulin at 64.1%, Alexandra Labelle at 56.9% and Abby Roque at 51.6%).
Laura Stacey leads the PWHL with 57 shots on goal and is the only player in PWHL history with more than 250 all-time (265). The Victoire rank first in the PWHL with an average of 31.77 shots per game, while the Charge rank seventh at 26.93.
This matchup will pit two of the best special-teams units against each other. The Charge lead the league with a 21.4% success rate on the power play, while the Victoire’s 91.9% penalty-kill percentage is second in the PWHL (Boston, 96.7%).
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
“The rivalry with Montréal is still there and it’s a fun one. We’re close in distance and we had that playoff opportunity last year. Now, we’re playing them for the second time in three games, so there’s sort of familiarity and it kind of has that playoff feel to it. But there’s no doubt that both teams are highly skilled and both teams want to win that hockey game. So that’s going to be a good one.” – Charge Head Coach Carla MacLeod
“I think that we’re very good defensively. We’re stingy defensively, but we probably gave up a little bit too much against Minnesota offensively. I think we need to finish more on offence, and it comes from good defensive posture and structure. And I think it’s just a matter of time, but we’re still trying to figure out the combinations as well.” – Victoire Head Coach Kori Cheverie
SATURDAY’S GAME: The Victoire welcome the Charge to Place Bell for the second and final time of the regular season in what is also the second to last game for both teams before the Olympic break. It’s Kids & Youth Hockey Day this afternoon where the Victoire will have 29 girls’ hockey teams represented at the game. The 10 blue line buddies on the ice for the anthem alongside their PWHL heroes all come from 10 different teams and associations. There will also be three young officials on the ice for this moment. Victoire players will embrace the theme by arriving to Place Bell wearing many of their old minor hockey jerseys for walk-ins. The Victoire are proud to welcome Olympian Mikaël Kingsbury for the ceremonial puck drop. Two weeks ago, the native of Deux-Montagnes made history becoming the first athlete to reach 100 World Cup victories in freestyle skiing, winning the men’s singles moguls event at Val St-Côme. The 2018 Olympic gold medalist in Moguls, who also won silver medals in 2014 and 2022, will represent Canada next month in Milano Cortina. Laurence Provencher will sing today’s national anthem.
