LAVAL, Quebec (AP) — Maureen Murphy scored twice, Ann-Renee Desbiens made 23 saves and the Montreal Victoire beat the Ottawa Charge 3-1 on Saturday.

Abby Roque added an empty-net goal. The Victoire (6-3-0-5) moved into second place in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.

Faduza Kadirova scored for the Charge, and Gwyneth Philips made 33 saves. Ottawa is 3-5-0-7.

Up next

Victoire: Host Toronto on Wednesday night.

Charge: Host Seattle on Wednesday night.

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