Shiann Darkangelo scored the winner at 9:17 of the third period to lift the Ottawa Charge past the Montreal Victoire 3-2 on the road in Game 1 of their best-of-five semifinal series Thursday.

Brianne Jenner and Ashton Bell also scored for Ottawa, while Gwyneth Philips stopped 31 shots.

The Victoire (12-7-3-8) finished first in the PWHL regular-season standings, earning the right to select third-place Ottawa (12-2-4-12) over the fourth-place Minnesota Frost as their opponent.

Marie-Philip Poulin an…