SAINT PAUL (Interstat) — Katy Knoll scored two goals and Maddie Rooney made 25 saves as the Minnesota Frost defeated the New York Sirens 6-2 at Grand Casino Arena on Jan. 25 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game.

Minnesota improved to 8-6, while New York dropped to 7-8. The Frost never trailed after a fast start, scoring twice in a 12-second span of the first period. Taylor Fox, a 5-foot-10 center, opened the scoring at 6:13 with assists from Mae Batherson and Kendall Cooper. Kendall Coyne Schofield, a 5-foot-2 left wing, made it 2-0 at 6:25 off an assist from Abby Hustler. Fox finished with one goal and four shots on goal.

New York answered late in the opening period. Kristýna Kaltounková, a 5-foot-9 right wing, scored at 18:28 with assists from Casey O’Brien and Maddi Wheeler. Kaltounková finished with one goal, nine shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. The Sirens trailed 2-1 after the first period, but Minnesota regained control in the second.

Knoll, a 5-foot-7 right wing from Amherst, N.Y., scored at 9:33 of the second with assists from Klára Hymlárová and Hustler. Grace Zumwinkle, a 5-foot-9 right wing, scored at 12:59 to push Minnesota’s lead to 4-1. Knoll led all skaters with two goals, three shots on goal and one hit. Rooney, a 5-foot-5 goaltender, stopped 25 of 27 shots in the win.

New York made a push in the third. Anna Bargman scored at 14:00 with assists from Savannah Norcross and Kayla Vespa, cutting the deficit to 4-2. The Sirens could not draw closer. Knoll scored again at 17:15, restoring a three-goal cushion. Kelly Pannek, a 5-foot-7 center, closed the scoring at 18:40 with assists from Zumwinkle and Batherson.

Batherson, a 5-foot-8 defender, recorded two assists and two shots on goal. Hustler, a 5-foot-9 left wing, had two assists. Cooper, a 5-foot defender, added one assist, one shot on goal and one hit. Zumwinkle finished with one goal, one assist and one shot on goal. Pannek had one goal and two shots on goal. Coyne Schofield had one goal and four shots on goal. O’Brien and Wheeler each had one assist for New York, as did Norcross and Vespa. Minnesota received goals from five different players.

New York’s Kristin O’Neill was called for illegal equipment at 4:59 of the first period. Sarah Fillier received a slashing penalty at 14:26 of the first. Kaltounková was assessed a slashing penalty at 18:24 of the third. Minnesota’s Brooke Becker was penalized for tripping at 4:44 of the first and again at 11:08 of the third. Neither team converted on the power play, and Minnesota’s penalty kill helped protect the lead in the third.

The result continued a difficult stretch for New York, which had won three of its previous five games before the loss. The Sirens had beaten Montreal and Toronto during that run, but they also had dropped overtime decisions to Ottawa and Minnesota. Minnesota, meanwhile, had won two of its previous three games, including a 6-2 home win over Seattle and an overtime victory at New York. The Frost’s only loss in that stretch came in overtime against Montreal. The teams had met earlier this season, with Minnesota winning 3-2 in overtime on the road.

Minnesota had dropped an overtime decision to Montreal in its previous game and had beaten New York in overtime earlier this season. New York had lost to Ottawa in overtime in its previous game. The Frost will next host Vancouver, while the Sirens will visit Boston. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota with a 63.1 percent probability to win this game.