With just two games left ahead of the PWHL break for the Winter Olympics, the Minnesota Frost were looking to get the right energy going to set themselves up for a surge in the second half of the season. Kelly Pannek said the Frost had been missing their best energy the past two games, where they lo st in overtime to New York and Montreal. Fortunately for them, that energetic jolt came early in their 6-2 victory over the Sirens on Sunday afternoon at Grand Casino Arena. “Obviously, we got off to a good start when you can score back-to-back shifts; it can really boost the morale on the bench, and everyone is into it,” said Frost head coach Ken Klee. “Everyone’s jumping and having lots of energy. But we knew they were going to make a good push; they’re a good team, they’ve been working hard all year, and so they did (today).” “There’s so many different things that go into it, and we try to control everything we can to set ourselves up for success,” said Pannek. “And I think, again, today’s a great example where kind of steamroll energy, I felt like everyone had it.” The scoring party started for the Frost when both they and the Sirens had a player in the penalty box, making it a four-on-four match-up. Taylor Heise scored on an open shot to make it 1-0. Then 12 seconds later, Kendall Coyne Schofield lined the puck up just right on the Sirens’ goal to score her league-leading 10th goal. That set the tone for the rest of the game. After allowing one to slide past the goal post with 1:32 left in the first period, Frost goalie Maddie Rooney put on a show in the second period, keeping every Siren shot from getting past her, while Grace Zumwinkle and Katy Knoll added goals of their own to extend the Frost’s lead to 4-1. Zumwinkle’s goal was a pretty straightforward shot, but Knoll’s came with a bit of flair as she slid into the net right after her shot, giving Frost fans something to both cheer and laugh at. The Sirens got their second goal from forward Anna Bergman with six minutes left in the third period to make it 4-2. Then they sent goalie Kayle Osborne to the bench for a sixth attacker. However, the Frost were able to take advantage of this opportunity as Knoll took the puck from the neutral zone and scored her second goal of the game to make it 5-2. Pannek added a final goal with one minute and 19 seconds left to make it 6-2. “Today, I think we kept it pretty consistent,” said Heise. “And we did learn from a lot of things that I think went poorly either in the first period or the start of the game. So I think when you rock off of each other’s good shifts and be able to roll the way we did is very important, and getting shots on net is where it starts. So getting pucks through and things like that is a big key and message we’ve been going through the past few weeks.” The Frost will play Vancouver on Wednesday for their final game before the Winter Olympics, with puck drop scheduled for 8 p.m. CST. . Minnesota's Natalie Buchbinder (22) looks to pass up ice during Sunday's PWHL game at Grand Casino Arena. (Photo courtesy of PWHL) ...read more read less