The Battlefords AAA Stars picked up a win and a tie against the Generals in SMAAAHL action last weekend in Moose Jaw.
Layne Young scored with 1:36 remaining in overtime to give the Stars a 3-2 victory over the Generals Saturday night at Mosaic Place.
The Generals opened the scoring on the power play in the first period. Moose Jaw winger Donovan Neuls beat Battlefords goaltender Rylan Toth while Josh LaFramboise was serving a two-minute minor for hooking.
There was no scoring in an even second period. The Stars outshot the Generals 11-9 in the period.
In the third, Josh Bly tied the game for the Stars 3:19 into the period. Corbin Schmidt assisted on Bly's 18th goal of the season.
Battlefords took the lead with 8:15 left to play. Spencer Bast scored his 21st goal of the year on Moose Jaw goaltender Colby Entz with assists from Graham Gove and Bly. With the goal, Bast leads the SMAAAHL with 54 points.
With 1:21 remaining in regulation, Battlefords defenceman Traye Tkatchuk took a holding penalty. Moose Jaw used the power play to tie the game with six seconds left. Rykr Cole beat Toth to send the game into overtime.
In the overtime period, Young's 10th goal of the year from LaFramboise gave the Stars the win.
Toth stopped 28 shots for his 10th win of the season. Entz's loss was his second of the season.
Battlefords and Moose Jaw played to a 2-2 draw Sunday afternoon.
LaFramboise extended his point streak to 11 games when he scored his 28th goal of the season with 4:54 remaining in the first period. Young and Schmidt picked up assists on his goal.
The Generals tied the game in the second period. Jared Legien's unassisted goal got by Stars goaltender Ryan Rewerts with 39 seconds remaining in the period.
Moose Jaw broke the tie midway through the third. Braydon Delorme found the back of the net with 9:57 left to play for his 15th goal of the season.
The Stars tied the game with 4:37 left in the third. Defenceman Mason Benning's fourth goal of the year beat Moose Jaw goaltender Grant Naherniak.
Overtime solved nothing and the game ended in a tie. The Stars outshot the Generals 3-2 in the extra frame.
Rewerts stopped 33 of 35 shots faced for the Stars. Naherniak made 27 saves for Moose Jaw.
With three points earned over the weekend, the Stars moved into a first place tie with the Notre Dame Argos in the SMAAAHL. Both teams have 56 points on the campaign, but the Argos have played two fewer games.
The Stars' next game is Thursday night in Saskatoon against the Contacts. The game starts at 7:45 p.m. Batlefords return home Feb. 13 to host Prince Albert. Puck drop is 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre.
