The North Stars put on a show for the hometown crowd Friday, with an 8-5 win in their first game donning their new home jerseys. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Fourth Straight victory

North Stars’ offense stays red-hot in 8-5 win over Terriers

Nov 3, 2023 | 11:25 PM

The hottest offense in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League came through with another big night for the hometown crowd Friday, as the Battlefords North Stars swept their back-to-back with the Yorkton Terriers with an 8-5 win.

Coming off consecutive 9-2 victories heading into play, the North Stars have now scored 26 goals over their last three games, with another seven different players chipping in on the with at least a single tally Friday, led by another four-point night (two goals, two assists) from superstar, Kian Bell.

After the Terriers opened the scoring early, Battlefords local Kobie Anderson cashed in for his second of the season, chipping a puck over the sprawled Yorkton goaltender to knot the score at a goal apiece.

North Stars’ forward Kobie Anderson was an impact player all over the ice Friday, winning faceoffs, picking up two points (one goal, one assist), and mixing it up with the opposition. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

The teams would continue to barb back-and-forth as the first period went along, then trading power play goals from Jaron Desnoyers (Terriers) and Evan Waldie (North Stars), to make it a 2-2 game by the first intermission.

Russia-Ukraine War

In a first, President Biden gives green light for Ukraine's use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles in Russia

1h ago

Helping hand

Big red sleigh brings holiday spirit to kick off Battlefords Empty Stocking Fund

Nov 16, 2024

Battlefords North Stars

Big performance from Maric ends Red Wings win streak

Nov 16, 2024

In the second, the North Stars pulled away with five straight from Bell (his second of the night), Jordan Grill, Rylan Williams, Andrew Casellato (his second in as many nights), and Brayden Sinclair to quickly take the lead and expand on it over the course of the frame, before a late Terriers’ marker prior to the buzzer.

A 7-3 Battlefords’ lead into the third period, back-to-back tallies by Jye Zawatsky and Quintin Ureiner got Yorkton back to within a pair, though that is as close as the team would come, with Bell’s second of the night capping the scoring at 8-5 Battlefords.

North Stars’ goalie Justen Maric made 28 saves to backstop the team to the win, while Adam Kelly and Blake Sittler again split the game, with Kelly allowing five goals on 13 shots, before being replaced by Sittler who stopped 19-of-22.

With the win, the North Stars improve to 10-6-0-1 through 17 games. Still fourth overall in the league standings, the team is now tied with third-place Melfort at 21 points, though the Mustangs do hold a single game in hand.

The North Stars will now get a full week off, before returning to action next Friday, for their first game of a back-to-back next weekend with the Weyburn Red Wings. Both games will be available on 1050 CJNB with the Ultra Print Pregame Show at 7 p.m. and puck drop to follow at 7:30 p.m. on the NAPA Auto Parts North Stars Broadcast.

Scoring summary

First period:

4:40 YOR Cooper Algayer (3) ASST: None 1-0 YOR

11:42 BAT Kobie Anderson ASST: Kian Bell, Brad Blake 1-1 Tie

12:58 YOR Jaron Desnoyers (3) ASST: Tyson Perkins, Jeff Hammond 2-1 YOR

17:43 BAT Evan Waldie (2) ASST: Jackson Allan, Alex Izyk 2-2 Tie

Second period:

0:45 BAT Kian Bell (7) ASST: Tanner Gold, Brad Blake 3-2 BAT

7:45 BAT Jordan Grill (3) Brayden Sinclair 4-2 BAT

9:49 BAT Rylan Williams (4) ASST: Jackson Allan 5-2 BAT

11:28 BAT Andrew Casellato (3) ASST: Kobie Anderson 6-2 BAT

15:36 Brayden Sinclair (6) ASST: Kian Bell, Alex Izyk 7-2 BAT

19:34 YOR Jeff Hammond (1) ASST: Tyson Perkins 7-3 BAT

Third period:

7:05 YOR Jye Zawatzky (2) ASST: Cooper Algayer 7-4 BAT

13:20 YOR Quintin Ureiner (1) ASST: Jaron Desnoyers 7-5 BAT

16:34 BAT Kian Bell (8) ASST: Riley Girod 8-5 BAT

8-5 BAT, the final

—

Martin.Martinson@pattisonmedia.com

On Twitter: @MartyMartyPxP1