Montreal survived a determined comeback attempt by Boston on the way to a 3-2 win.

Montreal made the score 3-1 on a goal by Sabrina Harbec at 4:01 in the third period, and Boston got as close as 3-2 when Kelli Stack scored 19:07 into the third period.

Montreal got the win behind a great game by Caroline Ouellette, who had one goal and two assists. Ouellette scored 2:58 into the third period to make the score 2-1 Montreal. Bianca Della Porta picked up the assist.

Montreal was held below its usual level of production. Montreal averages five goals per game.

Montreal additionally got points from Ouellette, who also racked up one goal and two assists. Julie Chu also scored for Montreal. More assists for Montreal came via Noemie Marin and Carly Dupont-Hill, who contributed one each.

Boston could not produce up to it normal offensive output. Boston puts an average of four pucks into the net per game.

Boston was led by Gigi Marvin, who registered one goal and one assist. Marvin scored on the power play 2:31 into the third period to make the score 1-1. Boston earned a power play opportunity when Meghan Agosta was put in the box for body checking. Kacey Bellamy provided the assist. Boston also got points from Marvin, who also had one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for Boston were Caitlin Cahow and Jaclyn Hawkins, who each chipped in one.

Jenny Lavigne turned away 21 pucks between the pipes for Montreal. Montreal incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Molly Schaus recorded 27 saves for Boston. Boston incurred eight minutes in penalty time with four minors.