It took a little while, but the offence for the Battlefords North Stars is finally rolling this season.
It showed Friday night at the Civic Centre as the North Stars demolished the Estevan Bruins by a 6-1 final score, for their third straight win and fourth win in five games.
There was no scoring in the first period with the North Stars outshooting the Bruins 11-10. In the second, the North Stars offence exploded.
Matthias Urbanski got his fourth of the season from Regan Doig and MacGregor Sinclair two minutes in. Owen Lamb scored shorthanded at the 10:33 mark, and then MacGregor Sinclair scored his fifth of the season unassisted on the power play at 15:59.
In the third, a Tanner Manz goal at the 9:19 mark from Kolton Leslie and Tyson Manz made it 3-1. But captain Cody Spagrud got his first of the season at the 11:25 mark from Ryan Gil, and Logan Spence scored his first at 12:57 from Shaye Sommerfeld and Tanner Robin.
With 2:30 left, and with the Bruins’ Johnny Witzke serving a penalty for slashing, Urbanski scored his fifth of the season from Doig and Logan Spence on the power play. That wrapped up the scoring in the game.
The North Stars fired a grand total of 42 shots at Estevan’s Jake Anthony. Meanwhile, it was a solid night for Joel Grzybowski who saved 21 of 22 shots fired his way.
MacGregor Sinclair was named the first star of the game with a goal and assist. Grzybowski was named second star and Urbanski, with two goals, was the third star.
The win moves the North Stars into a tie for second with Kindersley in the Global Ag Risk Solutions Division. Despite having to totally rebuild their roster in the offseason it is the Humboldt Broncos who are in first, four points ahead of the North Stars.
The next action for the North Stars is Wednesday night at home to Nipawin.
