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01/18 17:45 CST Kaltounkov and Cherkowski score goals, Osborne has 31 saves as Sirens beat Victoire 2-1 Kaltounkov and Cherkowski score goals, Osborne has 31 saves as Sirens beat Victoire 2-1 WASHINGTON (AP) --- Kristyna Kaltounkov and Anne Cherkowski each scored a goal, Kayle Osborne had 31 saves and the New York Sirens beat the Montreal Victoire 2-1 on Sunday at Capital One Arena as part of the PWHL's Takeover Tour. The game, played in front of 17,228 fans, set an attendance record for a professional women's hockey game in the United States, according to Monumental Sports & Entertainment. The previous record of 16,014 fans was set Nov. 28 at the inaugural home game for the Seattle Torrent. Montreal (5-2-0-5) had its three-game win streak snapped. Sarah Fillier had two assists for New York (7-0-1-5), which has won five of six. The Sirens have 22 points, four behind league-leading Boston and one ahead of third-place Minnesota. Kaltounkov, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 PWHL draft, has nine goals this season, tied with Minnesota's Kendall Coyne Schofield for most in the league. Maggie Flaherty scored a power-play goal for the Victoire late in the first period. Kaltounkov slammed home the rebound of a shot by Fillier to open the scoring 84 seconds into the game. The Sirens had failed to convert on their previous nine power-play opportunities and are just 5 of 40 with an extra skater this season. Cherkowski gave the Sirens a 2-1 lead with 5:13 left in the second period. Fillier poked a faceoff to Levis, who flicked a wrister that was redirected by Cherkowski over the glove-side shoulder of goaltender Ann-Rene Desbiens for the rookie's first career goal. Desbiens had 25 saves for the Victoire. The Victoire beat New York 4-0 in Montreal on Nov. 25 and Osborne had a career-high 43 saves as the Sirens evened the season series with a 4-3 home win on Jan. 2.

Up next Victoire: Montreal visits Minnesota on Wednesday. Sirens: New York hosts Ottawa on Tuesday. ___ AP women's hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-hockey