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North Stars blanked 2-0 by Klippers

Four straight losses
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The Battlefords North Stars have suddenly gone from being a team that couldn't lose to a team that can't get a win.

In fact, they could not even get a goal in their 2-0 defeat in Kindersley to the Klippers on Saturday. The defeat established a few dubious marks for the North Stars: longest losing streak of the season (now at four games), first time swept on a home-and-home series this season, and first time shut out.

Again, a slow start killed the North Stars. Kindersley got a goal at the 12:35 mark of period one from Jacob Schnapp, and then at the 55-second mark of the third period from Ethan King, and that was all they needed.

Penalties dominated the game, with 16 of them handed out in the second period alone. Kaden Boser and Boston Maxwell got major fighting and game misconduct penalties; Boser also got a slashing penaliy in the scrap.

There were 13 penalities handed out in the third with Matthias Urbanski and Brendon Borbely both getting major fighting and game misconduct penalites as well.

In the end the North Stars outshot Kindersley, but Matt Sankner stopped all 32 shots for his second win in as many nights. Adam Dmyterko stopped 22 of 24 to take the loss.

The North Stars now have a few days off to regroup as they take on the Flin Flon Bombers for two games Friday and Saturday at home. Saturday promises to be a big night for fans as it will be the Teddy Bear Toss game.