Venue
Place Bell, Laval, QC (Montréal Victoire home arena). Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT. The game will air on Sportsnet, RDS (Canada), FOX 13+ (Seattle market), and nationally/internationally via the PWHL YouTube channel.
Recent Team Forms
Montréal Victoire (last 8, most recent first):
- Mar 15: 3-4 OT L vs BOS (home)
- Mar 3: 4-3 SO W vs TOR (home)
- Mar 1: 4-0 W vs MIN (home)
- Feb 26: 4-1 W vs NY (home)
- Jan 28: 3-0 W @ TOR (road)
- Jan 24: 3-1 W @ OTT (road)
- Jan 21: 2-1 OT W vs MIN (home)
- Jan 18: 1-2 L vs NY (home)
Form: 6-1-1-0 in last 8 (4-1-0-0 in last 5 when counting SO/OT wins). Dominant at home with shutouts and multi-goal outbursts before the recent OT loss.
Seattle Torrent (last several, most recent first, compiled from available results):
- Mar 15: 0-2 L @ TOR (road)
- Mar 13: 1-4 L @ MIN (road)
- Mar 11: 3-2 W vs BOS (home)
- Mar 4: 3-4 L @ OTT (road)
- Earlier road losses continue the pattern.
Form: 1-4-0-0 in the last 5 (2-7-0-1 in last 10). Struggling mightily on the road with low offensive output and poor defensive showings.
Series History (2025-26 Season)
Only one prior meeting this season:
- Dec 23, 2025: Seattle 2 – Montréal 1 (Seattle home) – Rookie goaltender Hannah Murphy stole the show with 37 saves; Seattle snapped Montréal’s streak in a tight contest.
Current season H2H: Seattle 1-0-0-0, Montréal 0-1-0-0. Games have been low-scoring and competitive, but Montréal has yet to face Seattle on home ice this year.
Injury Report
Seattle Torrent: Captain Hilary Knight (top-line forward) remains on long-term injured reserve (LTIR) indefinitely with a lower-body injury (torn MCL) suffered at the 2026 Olympics. Additional depth injuries are mounting, severely impacting forward scoring and leadership.
Montréal Victoire: Defenseman Erin Ambrose is on LTIR (lower-body Olympic injury). Marie-Philip Poulin and the core forward group are active and expected to play. Seattle is far more shorthanded, especially on the road.
Key Player Matchups
- Montréal Offense vs. Seattle Defense: Marie-Philip Poulin (9G) and the Victoire’s balanced attack (league-low 29 GA) will test a depleted Seattle blueline. Look for net-front pressure and transition play.
- Seattle Scoring Threats vs. Montréal Goaltending: Alex Carpenter (7G) leads the Torrent’s attack, with support from Julia Gosling and rookie Hannah Murphy in net (strong SV% in limited action). They must generate odd-man rushes to challenge Montréal’s stingy defense.
- Special Teams & Physicality: Montréal excels in structured play and power-play efficiency at home. Seattle’s penalty kill has been tested on the road. Expect a physical battle in front of the nets.
Poulin’s two-way dominance vs. Carpenter’s scoring punch is the marquee individual battle.
Betting Trends
- Montréal is 4-1-0-0 in its last 5 overall and extremely strong at Place Bell (multiple shutouts and regulation wins recently).
- Seattle is 0-3-0-2 or worse on the current road stretch and 1-7-0-? away this season overall.
- The lone H2H game stayed Under 4.5; Montréal home games trend lower-scoring.
- Top-3 teams like Montréal are hitting at a high rate as home favorites; public money likely heavy on the Victoire, but value remains on the spread if they win by multiple goals.
GAME ODDS
Seattle Torrent 4.5
Montreal Victoire – 190
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, March 18, 2026
