Hensley almost unbeatable in net as Frost cruise to 5-1 win over Sceptres

Kendall Coyne Schofield scored her league-leading sixth and seventh goals, while Nicole Hensley shone in net with a 31-save outing as the Minnesota Frost topped the Sceptres 5-1 in Toronto Tuesday.

Katy Knoll, Britta Curl-Salemme and Grace Zumwinkle also scored for Minnesota (4-1-1-2). Taylor Heise had three assists.

Daryl Watts had the lone goal for Toronto (4-0-2-3). Elaine Chuli made 14 saves, with Raygan Kirk turning away seven shots in relief in the third period.

Watts opened the scoring 4:55 into the contest when she backhanded a puck over Hensley's right shoulder on a pass into the slot from Renata Fast.

Knoll tied the game at 6:30 on a rebound off a Kendall Cooper shot.

Curl-Salemme put Minnesota ahead with an absurd shot at 12:59. With one skate behind the goal line, some feet away from the end boards, Curl-Salemme fired it in off the shoulder of Chuli, who appeared to duck her head to avoid getting hit by the shot.

Zumwinkle joined the party with a beautiful one-timer off a pass from Coyne Schofield on the power play at 11:59 of the second.

Coyne Schofield made it a three-goal game with 4.4 seconds left in the period when her low backhand shot trickled in five-hole on Chuli, who was replaced by Kirk in the third.

Coyne Schofield added an empty-netter with 3:17 left after Toronto pulled Kirk for an extra attacker with over five minutes remaining.

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Frost: Minnesota was able to balance physicality with discipline, only committing one penalty while having little problem muscling the Sceptres off the puck. The Frost also capitalized on their opportunities, with Knoll being left unmarked on her goal and Zumwinkle scoring on a power play.

Sceptres: Toronto