Beckman’s 3 assists not enough as AAA Stars fall to Blazers
Adam Beckman recorded his third multi-point game in the last four outings, but the Battlefords AAA Stars blew a 2-0 lead on Tuesday night in Saskatoon to the Contacts, eventually falling in the game 5-3.
The loss is detrimental to their playoff hopes, as they now only have one game in hand on the Saskatoon Blazers and trail them by three points for the final playoff spot. The Stars are 14-23-1-0, while the Blazers are 14-21-1-3.
In Tuesday’s contest, Beckman assisted on first period goals by affiliate player Eric Robbie and linemate Ty Mosimann to put the visitors up 2-0 after the first period of play.
But Josh Paulhus, Boston Maxwell, and Tyson Janzen scored consecutive goals within a nine-minute span in the second period to give the Contacts a 3-2 advantage. A Tyson Tuck power play goal for the Stars evened the score 3-3, but leading scorer Davin Griffin put Saskatoon back up in front before the second period was done.