VANCOUVER, BC (December 20, 2025) – Coast-to-coast travel could not slow down the Montréal Victoire as they became the first PWHL team to beat the Vancouver Goldeneyes at the Pacific Coliseum, 4-2 on Saturday afternoon before a crowd of 12,127. The win extends Montréal’s streak to four, on the heels of a shootout win over Toronto in the launch of the Takeover Tour in Halifax on Wednesday. Vancouver’s loss was their first in four games on home ice this season. Sandra Abstreiter made her first PWHL start in 21 months for the Victoire, turning away 27/29 shots in a strong offensive back-and-forth showing between both teams. The game’s first period saw just one goal, courtesy of Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin at 10:18. Three goals followed in the middle frame, starting with Dara Greig’s first career goal to double the Victoire’s lead just 1:48 into the second. Sophie Jaques cut Montréal’s lead in half with her second goal of the season at 12:24, but the Victoire responded quickly with an unassisted goal from Natálie Mlýnková at 15:23 on a spectacular breakaway effort. Scoring opened quickly once more in the third with Michela Cava bringing Vancouver again within one with her first of the season at 1:07. Montréal sealed the victory with a 14:31 goal from Shiann Darkangelo, despite a strong offensive push from Vancouver with an extra attacker for the game’s final three minutes. Emerance Maschmeyer returned to the Goldeneyes’ net after a game away, turning aside 26/30 shots in her fifth game of the season.
Today was Vancouver’s final game at Pacific Coliseum before the holidays, next facing Minnesota in Edmonton on Dec. 27 for the Goldeneyes first-ever Takeover Tour game. The Victoire continue their first West Coast road swing on Tuesday in Seattle before a well-earned holiday break.