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Marie-Philip Poulin, Les Canadiennes (CWHL)
The Team Canada Olympic hero had a monster weekend in the CWHL. Poulin had two goals against the Worcester Blades in a 5-0 win. The next day, again against the Blades, she posted a goal and five assists in a 9-0 win. Poulin is now tied with Shenzhen's Alex Carpenter with 13 points for the CWHL lead.