Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens of La Malbaie, Quebec is coming off a silver medal at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan/Cortina d’Ampezzo. Since her second place finish, the 2022 Olympic Winter Games gold medalist in Beijing has been red hot.
Desbiens has seen 51 shots, and only given up a single goal. She made 34 saves on 35 shots in a 4-1 Montreal Victoire win over the New York Sirens on February 26, and then made 17 saves on 17 shots in a 4-0 Victoire win over the Minnesota Frost on March 1.
By having a record of two wins and zero losses in PWHL action over the last week, Desbiens was the PWHL First Star of the Week in the first week coming out of the Olympic break. She had a goals against average of 0.50 and a remarkable save percentage of .980.
In the win over Minnesota, Desbiens recorded her fourth shutout of the season. She has also blanked the New York Sirens 4-0 on November 25, the Vancouver Goldeneyes 1-0 on January 11, and the Toronto Sceptres 3-0 on January 28.
Desbiens now has a record of 11 wins and four losses on the season. She has a goals against average of 1.06, save percentage of .958.
The Victoire are now tied with the Boston Fleet for the most points in the PWHL standings. Both teams have 35 points.