At Even Strength: A Women's Hockey Podcast
May 16, 2026 · 34 min · 14 segments
Montreal strikes first, or last as it were, to take Game 1 of the 2026 Walter Cup Final. Nicole Gosling get an equalizer late in the third to force overtime and Laura Stacey, who returned from an…
Erica L. AyalaHost
Rachel DonnerHost
Um, we had a, a, a Laur- Laura Stacey revenge comeback situation, um, and great goaltending.
I think, you know, getting an overtime game, of course, is, you know, par for the course here.
But, um, I think that you also saw Montreal, uh, mount a pretty incredible comeback here.
I know it was only, like, one goal down for a sig- significant portion of time, but still, like, Ottawa is not gonna make it easy.
And that, you know, they even talked post-game about how, like, "We played really good.
the way they were able to match up against Montreal, and I think they're right.
I think, you know, again, you do have that crazy goal in overtime, right? Um, and a, a, a very desperate Montreal scoring with three seconds left in regulation as well, um, with kind of the momentum of the game upended a little bit by that Laura Stacey, um, i- temporary injury.
But yeah, it wa- it was a great game for the most part, and I think really the kind of hockey we expected from these two teams.
Um, we had a, a, a Laur- Laura Stacey revenge comeback situation, um, and great goaltending.
I think, you know, getting an overtime game, of course, is, you know, par for the course here.
But, um, I think that you also saw Montreal, uh, mount a pretty incredible comeback here.
I know it was only, like, one goal down for a sig- significant portion of time, but still, like, Ottawa is not gonna make it easy.
And that, you know, they even talked post-game about how, like, "We played really good.
the way they were able to match up against Montreal, and I think they're right.
I think, you know, again, you do have that crazy goal in overtime, right? Um, and a, a, a very desperate Montreal scoring with three seconds left in regulation as well, um, with kind of the momentum of the game upended a little bit by that Laura Stacey, um, i- temporary injury.
But yeah, it wa- it was a great game for the most part, and I think really the kind of hockey we expected from these two teams.
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