Ottawa Charge stave off elimination after comeback victory over Montreal Victoire in Walter Cup final
Rebecca Leslie scored with 54.8 seconds left as Ottawa erased a 1-0 deficit and kept its Walter Cup title hopes alive.
- On Monday, the Ottawa Charge staved off elimination with a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Victoire in Game 3 of the PWHL Walter Cup final. Rebecca Leslie scored the game-winning goal with 55.5 seconds remaining to extend the series.
- After a scoreless 40 minutes, Montreal took a 1-0 lead on Hayley Scamurra's rebound goal at 7:32 of the first period. Peyton Hemp tied the game for Ottawa at 14:30 of the third, setting up the dramatic finish.
- Following a lengthy review of Montreal's challenge for a missed stoppage, officials upheld Leslie's goal, sending the playoff-record crowd of 16,894 into a frenzy. Goaltender Gwyneth Philips anchored the win, saving 27 of 28 shots.
- Montreal still leads the best-of-five championship series 2-1. Victoire head coach Kori Cheverie admitted her team needs to "manage the last 10 minutes better" as they prepare for Game 4 on Wednesday.
- Charge head coach Carla MacLeod praised Leslie's off-season preparation, noting that "their confidence just has to catch up to the talent level." Leslie, who leads Ottawa with six postseason points, said "We're not done yet.
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Ottawa wins in nail-biting fashion to force Game 4 of PWHL final
Rebecca Leslie didn’t have to think for even a nanosecond about whether she’d ever scored as big of a goal as the one she’d just authored with less than a minute to go in Game 3 of the Walter Cup Finals. “Definitely not,” Leslie said with a smile on Monday night after her Charge recorded a […]
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Resilient Leslie plays hero and lifesaver for Charge in 2-1 win over Victoire
OTTAWA — There was a time when Rebecca Leslie wondered if she would play professional hockey. Her performance in Game 3 of the Professional Women’s Hockey League Walter Cup final on Monday showed just how far the Ottawa native has come.
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Rebecca Leslie scores winner as Charge edge Victoire 2-1 to trim deficit in Walter Cup Final
Rebecca Leslie scored the winning goal with 56 seconds left on Monday night to give the Ottawa Charge a 2-1 win over the Montreal Victoire to force a Game 4 in the best-of-five Walter Cup Final.
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