LAVAL, Quebec — Maddie Rooney made 21 saves for her first shutout this season to lead the Minnesota Frost past the league-leading Montreal Victoire 4-0 in their PWHL game on Tuesday night.
Denisa Krizova scored twice — including an empty-netter — and Liz Schepers and Kendall Coyne Schofield also scored for Minnesota.
The Frost ended a three-game losing skid and halted Montreal’s winning streak at six games.
Coyne Schofield joined Toronto’s Hannah Miller as the league’s leading scorer with 18 points (8 goals, 10 assists).
Montreal was shut out for the first time this season in front of 6,696 at Place Bell. Elaine Chuli stopped 24 shots in her fifth start this season.
The Frost moved into sole possession of second place in the six-team PWHL. Minnesota has 29 points to trail Montreal by five, but the Victoire have two games in hand.
The Frost shut it down defensively after leaking 15 goals in their previous three games.
The Victoire started well, but they quickly lost steam when Rooney shut the door. The Victoire mustered only three shots in a trying second period after posting nine in the first.
The key moment came when the Frost shut down the Victoire’s power play a third time with 9:51 remaining. Krizova made it 3-0 two minutes after the penalty expired.
The Frost wrapped up their longest road trip in team history, travelling nearly 3,000 miles in 11 days from Minnesota to Toronto, Ottawa, Boston and Montreal.
The Frost next play host to the Toronto Sceptres on Sunday at Xcel Energy Center.
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