Steven Kesserling scored 2:20 into overtime, and the Battlefords North Stars stayed perfect on home ice this season, with a 4-3 (OT) win over the Flin Flon Bombers on Friday night.
Austin Becker added a goal and an assist and Matthew Fletcher had a pair of helpers for the North Stars (12-1-0-0). Brett Gammer and Matthias Urbanski had the others, and Adam Dmyterko made 28/31 saves.
The Bombers’ top line remains at the top of the scoring charts, as Donavan Houle-Villeneuve scored two more, giving him 14 on the year, while Alec Malo’s goal and an assist gives him a league-high 23 points (5g-18a) through 11 games. Matt Sanker made 39/43 saves for Flin Flon. The Bombers (7-3-1-0) conclude an unconventional road trip, nearly 500 kilometres from Battlefords, Saturday in Yorkton.
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The La Ronge Ice Wolves’ shutout streak is over, but their winning streak is alive and well as they won their fourth in a row, 5-4 in Estevan.
The Ice Wolves (6-7-0-0) were a perfect 2/2 on the powerplay, as Kyle Ford (1g-1a) and Aaron Greyeyes scored with the man advantage. Jordan Mish, Dylan Thackeray Jake Gudjonson (1g-1a) rounded out the scoring. Daylon Mannon had two assists giving him 21-points (9g-12a) on the year. Liam McGarva, after back to back shutouts, made 29/33 saves on Friday.
For the Bruns (3-5-1-1-), Griffin Asham-Moroz had a goal and two assists, Tyler Savage scored twice and Austin King-Cunningham had the other.
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Luke Spadafora racked up five points with three goals and two assists, leading the Melville Millionaires past the Yorkton Terriers 7-4.
Nic Porterfield (1g-1a), Rin Beny, Luke Nkwama and Jonathan Kraft added the others. Defenseman Tanner Brown added three assists and Kaleb McEachern made 22/26 saves in his first SJHL win for the Millionaires (4-5-2-1).
Chantz Petruic had his fourth straight multi-goal game for the Terriers (4-7-0-0), scoring twice, giving him 13 goals on the season, and nine in his last four games.
Steven Norum and Alec Zawatsky also scored for Yorkton and Tyson Janzen set up a pair.
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The Nipawin Hawks are 5-0 on home ice this season after their 7-2 win over Humboldt on Friday.
Brodie Girod (2g-1a), Zach Cox (2g-1a) and Burke Simpson scored twice each while captain Jake Tremblay added a single.
Ross Hawryluk made 20/22 saves in goal for the Hawks (9-3-0-0).
Zach McIntyre and Tristan Shewchuk did the scoring for the Broncos (6-4-0-1).
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The Melfort Mustangs stayed one point up on Nipawin for the Sherwood Division lead with a 3-2 win over Kindersley. The Mustangs (8-2-2-1) now have points in 11 straight games (8-0-2-1).
After a scoreless first period, Zach Anderson and Zack Smith scored in the second for Melfort, and Alex Rondeau added the eventual winner in the third. Shawn Parkinson made 28/30 saves.
Austin Nault and Scott McKenzie scored, while Zach Johnson made 28/31 saves for the Klippers (3-7-1-0).
