Laura Stacey and Marie-Philip Poulin scored in the shootout to lift the Montreal Victoire to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Sceptres on Thursday night. Montreal earned a fourth straight victory. Julia Gosling scored in the shootout for Toronto.

Saturday’s atmosphere is expected to be like a playoff game — tickets are sold out, according to Toronto Sceptres communications, and there is limited standing room available — and the Sceptres are treating it like one.

Claire Thompson scored two goals and added an assist on her 27th birthday, Maddie Rooney had 24 saves — including three in the shootout — and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-3 on Tuesday night.

The Toronto Sceptres hosted the New York Sirens ... Jesse Compher sent a pass around the boards where it found Daryl Watts. She passed to Sarah Nurse who was in front of the net.

Sarah Nurse checked in with a late game-winner on the power play and Hannah Miller scored twice to lift the Toronto Sceptres to a 4-2 win against the New York Sirens on Saturday.

Fast fed Daryl Watts on the right side for a one-timer that was stopped by Rooney's stick-save but Sarah Nurse, who scored Toronto's only shoot-out goal, swatted the puck out of the air and into ...