Nurse OT winner breaks Montreal hearts as Toronto wins PWHL 'Duel at the Top'
Toronto's Maggie Connors (22) moves in on Montreal goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens as Montreal's Madison Bizal (6) defends during second period PWHL hockey action at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Graham Hughes, The Canadian Press)
Toronto's Sarah Nurse broke Montreal hearts eight seconds into overtime in front of a record-setting PWHL crowd at the Bell Centre.
Toronto's 3-2 win makes it five for five wins against rivals Montreal and puts Toronto at the top of the table with 38 points, three ahead of Montreal and Minnesota.
The 21,105 fans who attended the game broke the record for attendance at a female hockey game set in Toronto at the Scotiabank Arena (home of the Toronto Maple Leafs) when 19,285 fans showed up on Feb. 16.
Before the inaguaral PWHL season, the record for women's hockey was 18,013 in the IIHF Women's World Championship for a Canada-Finland preliminary game, and 16,805 in the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
The "Duel at the Top" was a back-and-forth scorcher.
Toronto's Blayre Turnbull opened the scoring in the first, but Montreal's Sarah Bujold equalized with under 20 seconds to go in the period.
Nurse put Toronto up early in the second, but a second late goal from Montreal from Erin Ambrose tied the game with 30 seconds remaining in the period.
With no goals in the third, it was Nurse again who finished the game.
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