WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Krist媒na Kaltounkov谩 and Anne Cherkowski each scored a goal, Kayle Osborne had 31 saves and the New York Sirens beat the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday at Capital One Arena as part of the .
The game, played in front of 17,228 fans, set an attendance record for a professional women鈥檚 hockey game in the United States, according to Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The previous record of 16,014 fans was set Nov. 28 at for the Seattle Torrent.
Montreal (5-2-0-5) had its three-game win streak snapped.
Sarah Fillier had two assists for New York (7-0-1-5), which has won five of six. The Sirens have 22 points, four behind league-leading Boston and one ahead of third-place Minnesota.
Kaltounkov谩, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 PWHL draft, has nine goals this season, tied with Minnesota’s Kendall Coyne Schofield for most in the league.
Maggie Flaherty scored a power-play goal for the Victoire late in the first period.
Kaltounkov谩 slammed home the rebound of a shot by Fillier to open the scoring 84 seconds into the game. The Sirens had failed to convert on their previous nine power-play opportunities and are just 5 of 40 with an extra skater this season.
Cherkowski gave the Sirens a 2-1 lead with 5:13 left in the second period. Fillier poked a faceoff to Levis, who flicked a that was redirected by Cherkowski over the glove-side shoulder of goaltender Ann-Ren茅e Desbiens for the rookie’s first career goal.
Desbiens had 25 saves for the Victoire.
The Victoire beat New York in Montreal on Nov. 25 and Osborne had a career-high 43 saves as the Sirens evened the season series with a home win on Jan. 2.
Up next
Victoire: Montreal visits Minnesota on Wednesday.
Sirens: New York hosts Ottawa on Tuesday.
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