Marie-Philip Poulin played hero yet again Saturday night after some trial and error. The Montreal Victoire captain scored the shootout winner in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Charge in a thrilling PWHL season opener for both teams.

Ann-Renée-Desbiens and Emerance Maschmeyer faced a combined 77 shots in the PWHL opener for the Ottawa Charge and Montreal Victoire, the latter being crowned the winner with a 4-3 shootout win.

MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin’s trophy chest is brimming with awards and medals, but there’s one big piece missing now that the Professional Women's Hockey League is established.

Jennifer Gardiner, Laura Stacey and Abigail Boreen scored in regulation for Montreal before a crowd of 10,033 at Place Bell

Marie-Philip Poulin scored the shootout winner for the Montreal Victoire in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Charge to open the season for both teams on Saturday night. The Victoire captain buried the only goal of the five-round shootout after missing a previous attempt and a breakaway late in overtime.

Marie-Philip Poulin played hero yet again Saturday night after some trial and error. The Montreal Victoire captain scored the shootout winner in a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Charge in a thrilling PWHL season-opener for both teams.