3 Takeaways From the Frost’s 3-2 Overtime Win Over the Sirens

The Minnesota Frost went on the road for a quick one-game road trip on Friday night, Jan. 16, when they faced the New York Sirens. According to the FanDuel Sports Network broadcast, they were without Maddie Rooney and Lee Stecklein due to illness. They were also without Dominique Petrie and will be for the rest of the season, as it was announced earlier in the week that her recent lower-body injury ended her season early. 

Nicole Hensley was back in the net after also dealing with an illness. The game started out in favor of the Frost, but the Sirens answered back and tied the game twice. They went into the third period tied 2-2, and that’s how regulation ended. They went into overtime, and the Frost got the game-winner thanks to Taylor Heise and Kendall Coyne-Schofield 52 seconds into the extra session. In this article, we’ll look at a few takeaways, starting with their power play. 

Frost’s Special Teams 

The Frost did pull out the win, but they could’ve used some help from their power play units. They only had two power play chances, but they didn’t convert on either, and they allowed the Sirens to score a shorthanded, jailbreak goal that got their player out of the penalty box. That could’ve been a pivotal moment in the game for the Sirens to try and get ahead, but luckily for the Frost, they put a stop to it. 

The Frost’s power play still sits second in the league, and they do have six goals on the power play so far this season, which is a strong number, but for the number of chances they’ve had, it feels like it should be higher. They did have strong chances against the Sirens, but couldn’t get it to go in. 

However, while their power play was silent, their penalty kill stepped up and killed off both penalties they took. After the first period was over, they stayed disciplined and out of the penalty box, although they did have some close calls. They’ll have to be careful going forward. 

Frost Find Even Match 

It was pretty clear from the start that neither one of these teams was going to be dominant over the other. While the Frost got the first goal of the game and was hoping to set the Sirens back on their heels, the Sirens stormed back and tied it. The same thing happened a second time in the second period, but in the third, they really showed how close they are in skills, as neither team could get the puck in.