Laura Stacey scored in the first period, Tereza Vanišová added the go-ahead goal in the third and Montreal beat host Minnesota 2-1 on Wednesday night to move into first place in the Professional Women's Hockey League.

Montreal (4-1-1-1) moved past Minnesota in the league standings, after avenging a 3-0 defeat in Saint&nbsp;Paul, Minn., on Jan. 6. Minnesota (4-1-1-0) lost in regulation for the first time this season.

Montreal opened the scoring less than five minutes into the first period as Stacey scored on a deflected shot for her third goal of the season.

Michela Cava tied it at 1-all at the 11:51 mark of the second period by knocking home a rebound for her first PWHL goal.

Montreal went ahead with 6:06 left in the third on a rebound shot by Vanišová, who had just been in the box for a tripping call. It was her first goal of the season, to go with five assists.

Vanišová's 3rd period marker gives PWHL Montreal victory over Minnesota

Czech Republic born Tereza Vanišová's first career PWHL goal proved to be the winner as Montreal defeated Minnesota 2-1 Wednesday night in St. Paul, MN.

Montreal goalkeeper Elaine Chuli made 45 saves for her second win this season. Nicole Hensley made 24 saves for Minnesota.

It was the second meeting of the season between the teams. Grace Zumwinkle scored the first hat trick in the PWHL as Minnesota blanked Montreal in front of a record crowd of 13,316 at Xcel Energy Center.

Austria's Schafzahl scores last-minute winner as PWHL Boston edges Ottawa

oston didn't have its best game, but managed to steal a 3-2 win over host Ottawa on Wednesday night in Professional Women's Hockey League action at TD Place.

A female ice hockey player backhands a puck past a diving goaltender who is reaching for the puck with her trapper.

PWHL Boston forward Theresa Schafzahl scores on Ottawa goalie Emerance Maschmeyer with 51.4 seconds left in the third period to give her team a 3-2 road win on Wednesday night at TD Place.

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Ottawa downs Toronto to remain perfect in PWHL's Battle of Ontario

Ottawa's Lexie Adzija scored an empty-net goal with 42.5 seconds remaining to give Ottawa's Professional Women's Hockey League team a 3-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night for its first home ice victory at TD Place.

Ottawa's Natalie Snodgrass, right, attempts to get the puck from Toronto's Lauriane Rougeau, left, as Toronto's Alexa Vasko, centre, falls to the ice during the second period of Ottawa's 3-1 win on Tuesday.

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Montreal hosts Ottawa on Saturday at 3 p.m. ET,&nbsp;with live coverage on&nbsp;CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem.

The full schedule of PWHL games airing on CBC Sports this season is available&nbsp;

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Host Rob Pizzo is joined by PWHL analyst Saroya Tinker for her reactions to the biggest moments around the PWHL this week.

PWHL Montreal celebrates a 2-1 win against Minnesota on Wednesday night at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn.

Montreal moves into top spot in PWHL standings with win over Minnesota

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