North Stars fall to Bombers in tight rematch
The Battlefords North Stars let two separate leads slip away on Friday night against the Flin Flon Bombers but still came away with an overtime victory.
In the rematch on Saturday, they let a 2-0 lead slip away yet again, but this time came away empty handed following a 4-3 regulation loss.
“We had a 10-minute lull in the second period and that was the difference,” North Stars head coach Brandon Heck said following the team’s sixth regulation loss of the season in 36 games. “We give up a bad bounce goal where it hits the shin pads and goes in and we sit there and sulk and don’t get ready for the faceoff. And before we know it we’re tied at two, when we’ve had control the whole game. Good lesson though. I’m happy it happened now instead of later on.”
After the Bombers tied it 2-2 with two goals in a seven-second span, they went up 3-2 late in the second frame.