North Stars teammates celebrate following Friday night's 9-6 victory over the Terriers. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Bounce back victory

North Stars answer back with 9-6 win in Yorkton

Sep 30, 2023 | 1:09 AM

It was another wild night of goals, and goals, and goals in night two of the Battlefords North Stars’ back-to-backs with the Yorkton Terriers, Friday.

Coming off an 8-4 loss to the Terriers Thursday evening, the Stars bounced back to respond quickly with a 9-6 win of their own in the rematch, at Westland Arena.

Eight different North Stars chipped in with at least a single goal on the night, as defenseman Xavier Lacoste scored the first two of his SJHL career, Ben Portner added his first in a three-point night (one goal, two assists), and Brayden Sinclair also registered a goal and two helpers to lead the way for the team.

Marshall Light and Jackson Allan also cashed in for their second in as many games, while Brad Blake, Ashtyn Shields, and rookie Rylan Williams converted for their first of the season, and in Williams’ case, his first in the SJHL.

Marshall Light (left) and Jordan Grill (foreground) combined for four points on the night Friday, as Light pitched in his second straight multi-point game with a goal and an assist, and Grill added a pair of assists. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

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After falling down 2-0 just 4:23 into the first period, the North Stars would battle back to end the first tied 3-3, on power play goals from Portner and Blake, separated by Light’s second of the season off a rebound conversion in front.

In the second, Lacoste’s pair sandwiched between a nice solo rush by Sinclair for his second of the year, to give the Stars a 6-3 lead after 40 minutes.

In the third, Yorkton scored two straight from Cade Kennedy early and Aiden Knutson midway through the frame to get back in the game trailing 6-5, though that is as close as the team would come.

Shields’ first of the season re-established the Stars’ insurance marker at 7-5, followed by Allan’s second in as many nights on a gorgeous solo rush, to make it 8-5.

After Terriers’ captain Clay Sleeva’s first of the campaign came with Yorkton pushing late, Williams’ milestone goal iced the victory for the North Stars, into the empty Terriers’ net to solidify the 9-6 win.

Stars’ goalie, Cedric Cyr-Dauphinais started the game, stopping six of nine Terriers’ shots before being replaced by Joey Hawco. Hawco stopped 15/18 in relief. Yorkton’s Caleb Allen was in goal for eight of nine North Stars goals, going 24/32 on the night.

The North Stars will now return to action Saturday night to wrap their three-games in three-nights road swing, against the Millionaires in Melville. The NAPA Auto Parts North Stars Broadcast with be available on 1050 CJNB, with the Ultra Print Pregame Show at 6:30 p.m. and puck drop to follow at 7 p.m.

Scoring summary

First period:

3:14 YOR Jaron Desnoyers (2) ASST: Anthony Domina 1-0 YOR

4:23 YOR Cooper Algayer (1) ASST: Tyson Perkins, Brett Butz 2-0 YOR

5:01 BAT Ben Portner (1) ASST: Andrew Casellato, Brayden Sinclair (PP) 2-1 YOR

11:08 YOR Aiden Knutson (1) ASST: Tyson Perkins, Dylan Ruptash (PP) 3-1 YOR

14:35 BAT Marshall Light (2) ASST: Jordan Grill 3-2 YOR

16:58 BAT Bradley Blake (1) ASST: Ben Portner, Brayden Sinclair (PP) 3-3

Second period:

0:44 BAT Xavier Lacoste (1) ASST: Owen Underhill 4-3 BAT

9:20 BAT Brayden Sinclair (2) ASST: Bradley Blake 5-3 BAT

15:27 BAT Xavier Lacoste (2) ASST: Jordan Grill, Marshall Light 6-3 BAT

Third period:

1:27 YOR Cade Kennedy (1) ASST: Tate Schofer 6-4 BAT

10:27 YOR Aiden Knutson (2) ASST: Jye Zawatsky, Jaron Desnoyers 6-5 BAT

13:06 BAT Ashtyn Shields (1) ASST: Carson Olsen 7-5 BAT

14:14 BAT Jackson Allan (2) ASST: None 8-5 BAT

16:40 YOR Clay Sleeva (1) ASST: Aiden Knutson, Tyson Perkins 8-6 BAT

19:06 BAT Rylan Williams (1) ASST: Ben Portner (EN) 9-6 BAT

9-6 BAT, the final

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