Canadiennes sweep Worcester on final road trip of season
The Canadiennes rallied with three goals in under two minutes and beat the Worcester Blades 4-3 Sunday to complete a weekend sweep.
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The woeful Worcester Blades put in their best effort of the season, building their only two-goal lead in 25 games they’ve played so far, but the Canadiennes rallied with three goals in under two minutes late in the second period and won 4-3 Sunday to complete a weekend sweep in Worcester, Mass.
The Blades took advantage of a Canadiennes team that was missing star players to a Canada-U.S. rivalry series, including top scorers Marie-Philip Poulin and Ann-Sophie Bettez and goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer. Megan Myers put Worcester on the board at 9:40 in the first period, Kaitlin Spurling made it 2-0 at 2:37 of the second. But Katia Clément-Heydra assisted on Sarah Lefort’s goal at 17:19 and scored two of her own at 17:37 and 19:00 to put Montreal in the lead. Lauriane Rougeau and Morgan Turner added goals for Montreal and Worcester respectively in the third.
Marie-Soleil Deschenes saved 23 of 26 shots for her fourth win of the season — all against the Blades.
On Saturday, Mélodie Daoust had two goals in the third period and Karell Emard had four points in a 7-1 win for Montreal, which is now tied with the Calgary Inferno at 41 points atop the Canadian Women’s Hockey League standings but with one fewer game left to play. Catherine Daoust, Melanie Desrochers and Clément-Heydra also scored for Montreal. Spurling had the only goal for Worcester, which is now 0-25 on the season.
Montreal closes its season next weekend against the Markham Thunder at Place Bell in Laval, Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15.
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