PWHL Weekly Notebook - NGSC Sports

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NEW YORK AND TORONTO (March 18, 2025) – A closer look at highlights on and off the ice from around the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) with just 20 games remaining in the schedule.

MONTRÉAL MEETS BOSTON IN BATTLE OF TOP TWO TEAMS

It’s a battle between the league’s top two teams as Montréal (10-6-2-5) visits Boston (8-5-4-6) tonight to launch this week’s schedule. The Victoire sit atop the PWHL standings with 44 points – six ahead of the Fleet’s 38 points – following Boston’s team-record eight-game point streak. Eight of the 11 all-time meetings between the teams, including playoffs, have extended beyond regulation, with Montréal winning the last two in overtime. Tonight marks the Victoire’s first and only regular-season meeting at the Tsongas Center following Boston home games in Seattle and at Agganis Arena. Click here for the full PWHL schedule and scores.

PWHL PLAYOFF PICTURE

Montréal can become the first team to clinch a playoff berth this week in two different scenarios. Firstly, two regulation wins against Boston and Toronto would bring the Victoire’s total to 50 points which would exceed New York’s maximum potential of 48 points and tie Minnesota’s maximum potential of 50. In that scenario, the Victoire would advance over the Frost by virtue of having more total wins in the league’s tiebreaking procedure (more total wins follows most regulation wins and most overtime wins in a tiebreaking scenario). Montréal’s alternative path to clinching this week is by capturing five points in two wins against the Fleet and Sceptres to bring their total to 49 points, combined with an Ottawa loss to New York in regulation on Saturday. In that scenario, the Charge’s maximum point potential would reduce to 48. Click here for full PWHL standings.