It took a shootout session for the Midget AAA Battlefords Stars to pull out a road victory over the Prince Albert Mintos.
Goals by Chad Grambo and Brandon Lesko proved to be enough, however, as they beat the Mintos in the shootout 2-1 and won the game 4-3.
The Stars took the early lead in the game at the Art Hauser Centre. A goal in the first period by Keifer Hintz and then Brandon Lesko's marker in the second period gave the Stars a 2-0 lead through two periods.
But that lead did not hold up as the Mintos scored three unanswered goals.
Chris Van Os-Shaw, Jake Hobson and Adam Hergott scored, and with a little over six minutes to go, the Mintos were in front.
It took a goal from Jared Hillis from Keifer Hintz and Troy Gerein with 1:40 remaining in the third period to knot the game up at 3-3, forcing overtime and eventually the shootout win.
Brett Pongracz stopped 22 of 25 shots in the game, and two of three in the shootout, to earn the hard-fought win.
The Stars now move to 20-9-0-1 on the season, for third place in the league with 41 points.
They return to action at home Thursday against the Saskatoon Contacts.
