Stars Get a Point in Melfort.

Saturday night at the Ice Palace in Melfort, the Battlefords North Stars dropped a 2-1 decision in overtime to the Melfort Mustangs.

For the Stars, a tough pill to swallow given how well they played throughout the game. Ultimate the game came down to a Mustang's powerplay in OT, and they capitalized thanks to a favourable bounce behind the Stars net.

Troy Watt(1) opened the scoring for the Stars at 16:27 of the first period. For Watt it was a special moment as the 20-year-old scored his first ever regular season goal in Junior A hockey.

The second period was a battle of the goaltenders. Kyle Birch and Charlie Pogue went head-to-head and really took the game over. It was impossible to suggest which goaltender was playing better, as both made saves that they had no business making.

After 40 minutes, the Stars were outshooting Melfort 26 - 16 and all the Stars had to do was hold on. They did so until the 14:06 mark of the final frame, when Matt Dochylo scored his first ever SJ goal, and the game was tied.

In the third, the Stars managed to kill off two different five-on-three disadvantages, and were able to force overtime.

Early in overtime, Jesse Mireau fed Tanner Exner with a beautiful stretch pass for a breakaway. Coleman Brodbin looked to have checked him cleanly off the puck, but the referee disagreed and called a penalty.

Devon Stillar notched the game winner at 2:48 thanks to a Harrison Tribble point-shot that eluded Kyle Birch and redirected itself off of the end boards behind the goal.

The Stars finished with 34 shots, the Mustangs with 31.

Up next for the Stars, a Tuesday home game against the Humboldt Broncos. Depending on the results of Sunday, the Stars could be in first place in the Bauer Conference with a win over the Broncos that night.