Friday night at the North Battleford Civic Center, the fans were once again treated to a thriller. 65 minutes solved nothing, and the Battlefords North Stars and Weyburn Red Wings needed a shootout to settle the game.
Rhett Bly and Forrest Dell scored on their breakaway opportunities for Weyburn and Dane Muench was the only North Star able to beat Tanner Erickson at the other end.
The North Stars opened the scoring 6:01 into the game. Dane Muench (4) received a pass from David Lawrence, made one move by a defenceman, and roofed one on Tanner Erickson to make it 1-0 Stars.
Weyburn tied it 14:34 when Forest Dell scored on a breakaway. Then Tyler Penny gave the Wings a 2-1 lead on a wrist-shot through a screen late in the first period.
Ryan Andersen tied the game early in the second period when he banged home a Blake Tatchell pass from beside the net.
The remainder of the game was very exciting. Graham Hildebrand and Tanner Erickson matched each other save for save. Erickson made two sensational stops off of Shay Neufeld.
The ref's let the teams play, and the fans were treated to a very exciting 65 minutes plus.
A tough loss for the Stars, given the fact that they've now gone 0-2 in their two recent shootouts and still aren't giving Hildebrand enough offence.
After the game, coach Ken Pearson (again) adressed the fact that the top forwards need to bare down and finish their chances. "If we weren't getting opportunities, I'd be more concerned. But the fact that we are getting lots of chances means, that we've just got to bare down and finish," said Pearson afterwards.
Up next for the Stars, a Sunday nighter at the Civic Center against the Nipawin Hawks. It's a 7:30 puck drop.
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