Montreal Force beat Riveters 5-3 in home opener
McGill Martlet’s former standout player, Jade Downey Landry, scored a powerplay goal, a shorthanded goal, and an even strength goal, adding an assist.
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Jade Downey Landry scored a hat-trick and added an assist to lead the Montreal Force to a 5-3 victory over the Metropolitan Riveters in the Premier Hockey Federation Team’s home opener at Verdun Auditorium on Saturday. rice field.
McGill Martlet’s former standout Downie Landry scored a power-play goal, a short-handed goal, an even-strength goal, and added an assist for a power-play goal by team captain Anne-Sophie Bethes.
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Bethes scored another goal for the expansion team to push their record to 2-1-0. Tricia de Guille made her 19 saves for the win.
“It was a great game. We started off nervous in the first 5-7, but we picked up the momentum and really liked the third period,” said coach Peter Smith. “The pack worked well and the special teams were great.
“Penalty kills and power plays were good. Lots of positives today and things to build on.”
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Montreal Force’s Jade Downey Landry is under pressure from Metropolitan riveter Kelly Babstock (left) during the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game at Verdun on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Kendall Cornine of the Metropolitan Riveter will hit the Montreal Force’s Laura Jardin with his stick in the first home game of the Montreal Force’s Premier Hockey League on Saturday 26 November 2022 at Verdun. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force’s Anne-Sophie Bethes celebrates a goal in the first period of the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters on Saturday 26 November 2022 in Verdun. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Metropolitan riveter Sarah Foster (right) slams Montreal Force’s Desirei de Souza into the puck in front of goalkeeper Rachel McKidge during the Premier Hockey League’s first home game in Verdun on Saturday, November 26, 2022. . Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Catherine Dubois of the Montreal Force postpones a check by Kendall Cornine of the Metropolitan Riveters in the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game at Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force Head Coach Peter Smith attends the Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters in Verdun on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force’s backup goalkeeper Marie-Soleil Dechene watches the second period of the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters on Saturday 26 November 2022 in Verdun. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Michael Pepin showed his support for the Montreal Force during their Premier Hockey League first home game against the Metropolitan Riveters in Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Lawrence Miró and Guillaume announced their support for the Montreal Force during their Premier Hockey League first home game against the Metropolitan Riveters in Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force’s Brooke Stacy (left) and Jade Downey Landry celebrate teammate Anne-Sophie Bethes’ goal against the Metropolitan Riveters in the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game at Verdun on Saturday, November 26, 2022. increase. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force head coach Peter Smith waits for a line change during the second period of the team’s first Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters in Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force’s Tricia Deguire saved a shot from Kelly Babstock of the Metropolitan Riveters in the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game at Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force head coach Peter Smith (right) chats with assistant coach Pierre Alain during the second period of the team’s first Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters in Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. I’m here. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force’s Samantha Isbell skates on the ice during an introduction before the Force’s first Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters on Saturday, November 26, 2022 in Verdun. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force head coach Peter Smith sends Samantize Bell onto the ice during the second period of the team’s first Premier Hockey League home game against the Metropolitan Riveters at Verdun on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Montreal Force’s Desirei de Souza was knocked off by Metropolitan Riveters’ Sarah Foster in front of goalkeeper Rachel McKidge in the first home game of the Premier Hockey League at Verdun on Saturday 26 November 2022. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
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Force scored three unanswered goals in the third period to open up a 5–2 lead.
Fanni Garratt-Gasparix, Sara Bujold and Kennedy Gunther scored for the New Jersey-based Riveters, who fell to 1-3-0.
Attendance at the game was 3,200.
The Force and the Riveters will play again on Sunday at the Raymond Bourque Arena in St-Laurent from 2pm.
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