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Alex Carpenter scores lone goal for Seattle Torrent in 4-1 loss to Victoire

By The Associated Press
Published  March 19, 2026 7:04pm PDT
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LAVAL, CANADA - MARCH 19: Ann-Renée Desbiens #35 of the Montréal Victoire tends net with traffic around her during the first period against the Seattle Torrent at Place Bell on March 19, 2026 in Laval, Quebec, Canada. (Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images)

The Brief

    • Alex Carpenter scored the line goal for the Torrent in a 4-1 loss to the Victoire on Thursday night.
    • Theresa Schafzahl made her debut with Seattle after being acquired in a trade for Jessie Eldridge from the Boston Fleet earlier in the week. Schafzahl assisted on Carpenter's goal.
    • Seattle was without Hilary Knight (knee), Hannah Bilka (upper-body) and Mikyla Grant-Mentis (upper-body) due to injuries.

LAVAL, Quebec - Laura Stacey scored twice and had an assist and the Montreal Victoire beat the Seattle Torrent 4-1 on Thursday night to tie Minnesota and Boston atop the PWHL standings.

Catherine Dubois — with her first of the season — and Skylar Irving also scored for Montreal (10-4-1-5), The Victoire rebounded after blowing a three-goal, third-period lead Sunday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Boston.

Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin missed the game because of a lower-body injury after leaving Sunday following a hit from forward Shay Maloney. Poulin favored her right leg, the same one the Canadian captain hurt during preliminary-round play against Czechia at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

Ann-Renée Desbiens stopped 24 shots, and Kati Tabin added two assists.

Alex Carpenter scored for last-place Seattle (5-1-2-12). Hannah Murphy made 19 saves. The Torrent have lost seven in a row on the road.

Up next

Torrent: At Boston on Saturday.

Victoire: Vs. Ottawa on Sunday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

The Source: Information in this story came from The Associated Press.

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