Matthew Havens scored the lone goal of the shootout as the Battlefords North Stars downed the Klippers in Kindersley Saturday night.
It was the North Stars' third straight win.
There was no scoring in the first period. The North Stars outshot the Klippers 12-7. Both teams were penalized twice.
In the second period, the North Stars opened the scoring. Regan Yew beat Klippers goaltender Evan Weninger for his first goal of the season with 2:04 to play. Jordan Townsend and Michael Statchuk picked up assists on the goal.
Battlefords outshot the Klippers by five in the second period.
The Klippers tied the game 6:19 into the third period. Graham Lanigan scored his second of the season, beating North Stars netminder Ryan Rewerts. Marc Dubeau was credited with the lone assist.
While the North Stars again outshot the Klippers 9-4, the game was tied at the end of regulation. Overtime decided nothing and the game headed into a shootout.
No goals were scored in the first two rounds of the shootout. Havens shot first in the third round and deked out Weninger for the goal. Landon Gross couldn't beat Rewerts to give the North Stars the 2-1 win.
In his first SJHL start and win, Rewerts stopped 15 of 16 shots faced on the evening, as well as all three shooters in the shootout. Weninger faced the heavier workload, making 30 saves in his first loss of the year.
The North Stars (3-1-1-0) are off until Friday night. They travel to LaRonge to take on the Ice Wolves. Puck drop is 7 p.m.
