TORONTO (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League.
Curl-Salemme gave Minnesota a 4-3 lead at 6:29 of the third period. Cava scored the final two goals, the last into an empty net.
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Toronto Sceptres' Victoria Bach reacts after scoring against Minnesota Frost during the second period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Victoria Bach (51) celebrates after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during the second period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Denisa Krizova (41) battles for the puck with Toronto Sceptres' Allie Munroe (12) in front of Toronto goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Jesse Compher (18) celebrates with goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Brooke Bryant (17) battles for the puck with Toronto Sceptres' Jocelyne Larocque during the third period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Daryl Watts (9) scores on Minnesota Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney (35) as Frost's Claire Thompson (42) defends during the second period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Renata Fast (14) battles along the boards with Minnesota Frost's Claire Butorac (7) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) scrambles to get the puck clear of Minnesota Frost's Michela Cava (86) during the third period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Claire Butorac, center right, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Klara Hymlarova (71) is checked into the net by Toronto Sceptres' Rylind MacKinnon (55) as Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) looks on during third period PWHL hockey action on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Michela Cava (86) shoots on Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Britta Curl, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Toronto Sceptres during third period PWHL hockey action on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Claire Butorac and Dominique Petrie also scored and Maddy Rooney stopped 21 shots to help Minnesota improve to 2-0-1.
Daryl Watts, Victoria Bach and Jesse Compher scored for Toronto. The Sceptres are 1-2-0.
Minnesota beat Toronto for the fourth straight game dating to last season’s playoffs. The Frost won the final three games of a best-of-five semifinal after dropping the first two.
Frost: Defender Maggie Flaherty served the first game of a two-game suspension for a headshot on Boston’s Alina Mueller, with Mae Batherson taking her place for her PWHL debut. Batherson is the younger sister of Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson.
Sceptres: Rylind MacKinnon is one of only two Canadian university players in the PWHL, with New York's Emmy Fecteau from Concordia the other. MacKinn, a former University of British Columbia defender, has two assists this season.
Toronto is at New York on Wednesday night. Minnesota host Ottawa on Thursday night.
Toronto Sceptres' Victoria Bach reacts after scoring against Minnesota Frost during the second period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Victoria Bach (51) celebrates after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during the second period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Denisa Krizova (41) battles for the puck with Toronto Sceptres' Allie Munroe (12) in front of Toronto goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Jesse Compher (18) celebrates with goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) after scoring against the Minnesota Frost during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Brooke Bryant (17) battles for the puck with Toronto Sceptres' Jocelyne Larocque during the third period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Daryl Watts (9) scores on Minnesota Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney (35) as Frost's Claire Thompson (42) defends during the second period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres' Renata Fast (14) battles along the boards with Minnesota Frost's Claire Butorac (7) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) scrambles to get the puck clear of Minnesota Frost's Michela Cava (86) during the third period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Claire Butorac, center right, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Klara Hymlarova (71) is checked into the net by Toronto Sceptres' Rylind MacKinnon (55) as Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) looks on during third period PWHL hockey action on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Michela Cava (86) shoots on Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) during the first period of a PWHL hockey game, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
Minnesota Frost's Britta Curl, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring against Toronto Sceptres during third period PWHL hockey action on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
