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04/11 21:05 CDT Lina Ljungblom scores a goal, Victoire beat Fleet 1-0, widen PWHL lead over Boston Lina Ljungblom scores a goal, Victoire beat Fleet 1-0, widen PWHL lead over Boston BOSTON (AP) --- Lina Ljungblom scored a goal in the third period Saturday night, Ann-Rene Desbiens had 20 saves, and the Montreal Victoire beat the Boston Fleet 1-0 in a battle between the top-two teams in the PWHL. The Victoire (16-4-2-5) have won six games in a row and lead the league with 58 points. The Fleet (14-5-2-5), who had their five-game win streak snapped, are second in the PWHL with 54 points, five more than third-place Minnesota. Desbiens has seven shutouts this season, tied with Boston's Aerin Frankel, the most in single-season history. Frankel finished with 18 saves. Laura Stacey, on a breakaway, dropped a pass from the left circle to Ljungblom for a one-timer that gave Montreal a 1-0 lead at the 5:52 mark of the third period. Boston Celtics guard and 2024 Olympic gold medalist Derrick White was in attendance.

Up next Victoire: Hosts the Fleet on Friday. Fleet: Plays Minnesota on Wednesday at the Tsongas Center. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl