A playoff game between the Montreal Victoire and Ottawa Charge set a record for the longest game in Professional Women’s Hockey League history on Sunday night, spanning over 135 minutes and four overtime periods.
The puck dropped at 2:08 p.m. ET, and the game went on for more than five hours, finally coming to an end at 7:42, with Montreal winning 3-2.
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Catherine Dubois scored the game-winning goal with just under five minutes remaining in the fourth overtime period to give Montreal its first playoff win in franchise history.
“I’m just happy we got a win and it’s over now,” Dubois said after the game.
Montreal goalie Ann-Renée Desbiens set a record with 63 saves on 65 shots. Gwyneth Philips made 53 saves for the Charge, good for a franchise record.
Montreal defender Erin Ambrose logged a game-high 58:09 in ice time while Laura Stacey led all forwards with 46:47.
It was the second-longest game in Montreal’s rich professional hockey history, just shy of Game 1 of the 1936 semifinals between the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Maroons (176:30). It was also the second consecutive year that Montreal’s second game of the postseason turned into a hockey marathon. Last season, Boston beat Montreal 2-1 in triple overtime en route to a 3-0 series win.
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With the win on Sunday, the best-of-five semifinal series is now tied 1-1 and will turn to Ottawa on Tuesday for Game 3.
This article originally appeared in The Athletic.
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