TORONTO (AP) — Kristen Campbell made 30 saves in front of a women’s hockey-record crowd of 19,285 fans at Scotiabank Arena, helping Toronto beat Montreal 3-0 on Friday night in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Minnesota set the previous PWHL mark of 13,316 for its home opener against Montreal on Jan. 6 at Xcel Energy Center.
Jesse Compher, Hannah Miller and Victoria Bach — into an empty net — scored in the third period to help Toronto (6-5-0) win its fourth straight.
Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 21 shots for Montreal (6-2-2).
Canadian women’s basketball team star Kia Nurse, the cousin of PWHL Toronto star Sarah Nurse, performed the ceremonial puck drop.
Persons:
— Kristen Campbell, ”, Jesse Compher, Hannah Miller, Victoria Bach, Ann, Renee Desbiens, Compher, Miller, Bach, Kia Nurse, Sarah Nurse, ___
Organizations:
TORONTO, Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Montreal, Professional Women’s Hockey League, Xcel Energy, Minnesota, Sunday, York
Locations:
Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Finland, Minnesota, Toronto