ST. PAUL (Interstat) — Britta Curl-Salemme scored twice and Maddie Rooney made 31 saves as the Minnesota Frost beat the visiting Vancouver Goldeneyes 4-1 on Jan. 28 in a Professional Women’s Hockey League game at Grand Casino Arena. Minnesota improved to 9-6, while Vancouver fell to 6-10. Curl-Salemme, a right wing from Bismarck, N.D., finished with two goals, two shots on goal and one hit. Rooney stopped 31 of 32 shots to earn the win. Taylor Fox had two assists and one shot on goal. Kelly Pannek scored once and recorded four shots on goal. Abby Hustler added one assist, two shots on goal and one hit. Kendall Cooper scored and had two shots on goal. Brooke Becker contributed one assist and one hit, and Mae Batherson had one assist. Michelle Karvinen scored Vancouver’s lone goal and had two shots on goal, while Sarah Nurse assisted on the play. The Frost’s victory gave them a second straight win, while the Goldeneyes had their two-game winning streak ended.

Minnesota built a 3-0 lead in the first period. Kendall Cooper opened the scoring at 4:57. Britta Curl-Salemme made it 2-0 at 17:07, with Taylor Fox and Brooke Becker assisting. Hannah Miller of Vancouver was called for holding at 19:13, and Kelly Pannek scored on the ensuing power play at 19:59. Grace Zumwinkle and Mae Batherson assisted on Pannek’s goal. Minnesota carried the three-goal advantage into the first intermission.

Vancouver responded in the second period. Michelle Karvinen scored at 12:35, with Sarah Nurse assisting, to cut the deficit to 3-1. Earlier in the period, Minnesota’s Natalie Buchbinder was penalized for hooking at 3:06. The Goldeneyes did not convert on that power play, and the Frost maintained their lead through the rest of the second period. Rooney stopped all other shots she faced in the period after Karvinen’s goal.

In the third period, Vancouver’s Tereza Vanišová was called for slashing at 4:14. Minnesota’s Lee Stecklein received a hooking penalty at 14:04. Curl-Salemme sealed the win with her second goal at 19:26, assisted by Abby Hustler and Taylor Fox. The goal came with 34 seconds remaining in regulation and completed the scoring. Minnesota’s penalty kill stopped Vancouver’s third-period power play, and Vancouver’s penalty kill stopped Minnesota’s chance after Vanišová’s penalty. The Frost held Vancouver to one goal over the final 20 minutes.

The game’s penalties were spread across all three periods. Miller’s holding call at 19:13 of the first led to Pannek’s power-play goal at 19:59. Buchbinder’s hooking penalty at 3:06 of the second gave Vancouver a power play, but the Goldeneyes could not score. Vanišová’s slashing penalty at 4:14 of the third gave Minnesota a power play, and Stecklein’s hooking penalty at 14:04 of the third gave Vancouver another chance. Neither team scored on those later power plays. Minnesota’s special teams finished with one power-play goal, while Vancouver’s power play was held without a goal.

The result continued Minnesota’s recent run. The Frost had scored six goals in their previous game against New York. Minnesota has won four of its past five games. Vancouver had won its previous two games, including a 5-0 home win over Toronto and a 3-1 road win at Seattle. The Goldeneyes have dropped three of their past five games. The teams’ previous meeting this season was a 2-1 overtime Minnesota win in Vancouver. The teams are scheduled to meet again later this season, including a game in Vancouver and another in Minnesota. Minnesota is scheduled to visit Montreal in its next game, while Vancouver is set to host Toronto.

Interstat’s ELO system had projected Minnesota with a 62.7 percent probability to win.