Pictured L-R: North Stars Dylan Esau and Lowen Kenyon, following the team's 4-0 win in Melville. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

By Martin Martinson

Stars Shine in win

Esau, Kenyon lead way as Stars blank Melville 4-0

Feb 27, 2022 | 9:14 PM

Dylan Esau scored his first career hat trick in a four-point outing, and Lowen Kenyon stopped all 30 shots he faced on the night, as the Battlefords North Stars blanked the Millionaires 4-0 in Melville Sunday.

Esau’s hat trick served as the first of his of his SJHL career, while Kenyon’s shutout was the second of his, coming just four games after his first, earlier this month in Kindersley.

Esau opened the scoring on a wrister through traffic just passed the midway mark of the first, for his 17^th of the season, before capping his natural hatty in the second with back-to-back goals to bump his total to 19, and make it 3-0 Battlefords at the end of 40 minutes.

With another three goals and an assist Sunday, Stars forward Dylan Esau has now scored six goals, 12 points in his last five games. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

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Steven Kesslering’s team-leading 21^st capped the night’s scoring at 4-0 Stars, just 44 seconds into the third, set up by Esau for a quick release in front.

With the victory the North Stars improve to 31-15-6 on the year, and with 68 points, leapfrog both Melfort and Flin Flon into third overall in the league standings.

Stars teammates gather around to congratulate goaltender Lowen Kenyon following his 30-save shutout performance, Sunday. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

After playing 10 games over their last 17 days, the Stars will now get nearly a full week off to rest and regroup, before returning to action next weekend for a home-and-home Friday (in KIN) and Saturday (In BAT) against the Kindersley Klippers.

The NAPA Auto Parts North Stars Hockey Broadcast will be available both nights on 1050 CJNB, with the Ultra Print Pregame Show at 7 p.m., and puck drop to follow at 7:30 p.m.

Scoring summary

First period”

11:03 BAT Dylan Esau (17) ASST: Wilson Steele (8)

Second period:

5:59 BAT Dylan Esau (18) ASST: Wilson Steele (9)

14:46 BAT Dylan Esau (19) ASST: Emmett Wurst (7)

Third period:

0:44 BAT Steven Kesslering (21) ASST: Dylan Esau (32)

4-0 North Stars, the final

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