Alex Pernitsky scored twice and added an assist to lead the Battlefords AAA Stars to a win over the Mintos in Prince Albert Thursday night in SMAAAHL action. The Stars have now won eight straight games.
There was no scoring in the first period. It was an even period as the Mintos edged the Stars in shots by a 9-8 margin.
The Stars opened the scoring in the game with 6:09 left in the second period. Kaleb Dahlgren's ninth goal of the season broke the deadlock with assists from Pernitsky and Brandon Lesko.
Prince Albert tied the game shortly after. With Layne Young in the penalty box for hooking, Jared Blaquiere beat Battlefords goaltender Rylan Toth on the power play with 2:54 left in the second. It was his fifth goal of the season.
Battlefords regained their lead before the end of the second. Mintos player Braxx George took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty with 2:25 to play in the period. A minute into the power play, Pernitsky scored his first goal of the game and sixth of the season.
In the third, Pernitsky extended the Stars' lead to two with another power play goal. His seventh of the season came 6:51 into the period. With 9:08 left, Josh LaFramboise continued his hot streak. He put the game out of reach with his 26th goal of the season. LaFramboise has scored in seven straight games.
Toth made 24 saves to earn his ninth win of the season. Connor Ingram took the loss for the Mintos after stopping 28 of the 32 shots he faced.
Battlefords (24-6-4-1) next game is Wednesday night against the Saskatoon Blazers. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre.
