There are only 20 games left in the 2024-25 Professional Women’s Hockey League season. And the trade deadline has come and gone, albeit quietly.
That means the PWHL stretch run is officially here.
The Montreal Victoire have long been in the top spot in our rankings — and the standings — but the race at the top is getting tighter than it has been all season with Boston and Toronto surging out of the February international break.
We’ve kept things classic this season, but this time, we are asking the big question facing each team ahead of their final stretch of the regular season.
Note: Team records are reflected as: regulation win, overtime win, overtime loss, regulation loss.
1. Montreal Victoire (10-6-2-5)
Previous Rank: 1
Previous Record: 8-3-1-2
Big question: Can Montreal find middle-six scoring relief?
The Montreal Victoire lead the league in points and have the best odds (55 percent) of winning the Walter Cup this season. That made them an easy pick to lead this month’s power rankings.
But that doesn’t mean we don’t have concerns about Montreal down the stretch. And once again, we’re concerned about Montreal’s depth.
There is nothing wrong with Marie-Philip Poulin being Montreal’s best player — she tends to be wherever she plays. Poulin is an offensive force,…
