ST. PAUL (Interstat) — Taylor Fox had one goal and two assists, Grace Zumwinkle scored twice and the Minnesota Frost defeated the Seattle Torrent 6-2 on Jan. 11 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game at Grand Casino Arena. Minnesota improved to 6-5. Seattle fell to 4-6.

Fox, Minnesota’s top star, finished with six shots on goal and helped drive a balanced attack that produced six goals from four different scorers. Zumwinkle added nine shots on goal. Maddie Rooney made 24 saves on 26 shots. Abby Hustler had one goal, one assist and five shots on goal. Sidney Morin recorded three assists and two shots on goal. Katy Knoll scored twice on two shots and added one hit. Kelly Pannek contributed one assist and three shots on goal, and Britta Curl-Salemme had two assists, one shot and one hit. For Seattle, Jessie Eldridge had one goal and one assist with three shots on goal, while Danielle Serdachny scored once and put four shots on goal. Julia Gosling added an assist and took a tripping penalty. Kendall Coyne Schofield assisted on one of Minnesota’s second-period goals.

Minnesota opened the scoring late in the first period. Katy Knoll scored at 17:42, with assists from Britta Curl-Salemme and Taylor Fox. The goal came on the power play after Seattle’s Mikyla Grant-Mentis was called for tripping at 15:55. The period included several penalties. Seattle’s Julia Gosling was called for tripping at 3:53, and Minnesota’s Klara Hymlarova received a boarding penalty at 12:34. After one period, Minnesota led 1-0.

The Frost extended their lead early in the second. Grace Zumwinkle scored 40 seconds into the period, assisted by Kendall Coyne Schofield. Zumwinkle struck again at 13:26, with Sidney Morin and Kelly Pannek assisting. The two goals gave Minnesota a 3-0 advantage. Seattle answered at 18:25 when Jessie Eldridge scored unassisted. Minnesota carried a 3-1 lead into the third.

Minnesota pulled away in the final period. Taylor Fox scored at 1:17 from Britta Curl-Salemme and Abby Hustler. Katy Knoll added her second goal at 7:51, assisted by Sidney Morin and Klara Hymlarova. Seattle’s Danielle Serdachny scored at 12:56, with Julia Gosling and Jessie Eldridge assisting. The Frost responded at 16:06 when Abby Hustler scored from Taylor Fox and Sidney Morin. Seattle’s Marah Wagner was penalized for slashing at 9:26, and Megan Carter received a holding penalty at 17:23. Minnesota protected its lead over the final minutes.

The victory gave Minnesota a 6-5 record. Seattle dropped to 4-6. The Frost received goals from four players and points from nine. Rooney finished with 24 saves. Minnesota controlled long stretches of play and answered each Seattle goal in the third period to secure the win. The Frost had also won the earlier meeting between the teams this season. Minnesota finished 1 for 4 on the power play, while Seattle was 0 for 1.

Seattle’s best stretch came late in the second period, when Eldridge’s goal trimmed the deficit to two. The Torrent also had a power-play opportunity in the first period after Hymlarova’s boarding minor, but Minnesota’s penalty kill held. Minnesota’s pressure returned in the third, and the Frost scored three times in the final period to put the game out of reach. Rooney stopped 24 shots, and Minnesota’s defenders limited second chances around the net. The Frost also received contributions throughout the lineup, with nine players recording at least one point.

Seattle next hosts Boston, while Minnesota visits New York. The Torrent will look to regroup after a road loss, and the Frost will try to build on a six-goal performance. Minnesota scored six goals and Rooney made 24 saves in a game that remained competitive into the third period.

Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota with a 60.2 percent probability to win before the game.