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Montreal Victoire\u2019s Marie-Philip Poulin (29) raises the PWHL Walter Cup after the team\u2019s win against the Ottawa Charge, in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Adrian Wyld\/The Canadian Press via AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

OTTAWA, Ontario \u2014 Abby Roque scored twice, Ann-Ren\u00e9e Desbiens made 23 saves and the Montreal Victoire won their first PWHL title, beating the Ottawa Charge 4-0 on Wednesday night in Game 4 of the Walter Cup Finals.<\/p>

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Maggie Flaherty and Lina Ljungblom also scored. Montreal opened the best-of-five series at home with two overtime victories, then fell 2-1 at Ottawa on Monday night. Home teams had won the last five finals games.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust so much love for this group,\u201d Roque said. \u201cI mean the things we have battled through these playoffs, it was just out of this world the amount of heart on this team. I love everybody and I couldn\u2019t be prouder.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Minnesota Frost won the first two titles in league history, beating Ottawa in four games last year in the championship series. Montreal beat Minnesota in the semifinals this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongratulations to the Montreal Victoire, the 2026 PWHL Walter Cup champions!\u201d Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on social media. \u201cAn incredible and historic season \u2014 the Cup comes home for the first time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Montreal captain Marie-Philip Poulin was honored as the playoff MVP. She tied for the postseason lead with eight points on two goals and six assists.<\/p>

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Roque opened the scoring<\/a> at 3:49 of the second period on a deflection off Ottawa defender Rory Guilday\u2019s stick. On a break with Poulin, Roque went deep into the right corner and swept the puck to the middle, where it glanced off Guilday\u2019s stick and past goalie Gwyneth Philips.<\/p>\n

Roque scored short-handed at 9:58 of the third, cutting across the crease on a break and beating Philips with a backhander.<\/p>\n

Poulin was off for interference when Roque scored. Montreal also killed a penalty in each of the first two periods, while Ottawa was penalty-free.<\/p>\n

Flaherty made it 3-0 with 6:06 remaining. She put a shot from the blue line through traffic into the top right corner. Ljungblom capped the scoring off a turnover with 4:16 left.<\/p>

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AP women\u2019s hockey: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/womens-hockey<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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