North Stars prove Terriers’ bark worse than bite
The Battlefords North Stars defeated the Yorkton Terriers 5-2 Friday night at Farrell Agencies Arena to snap a three-game losing skid, and usher in their first win of 2019.
Between the pipes, Chad Duran stood tall, making 31 stops on the 33 shots he faced including a combined 29 in the third period alone, and many were of the spectacular variety.
Among Duran’s shining moments was a stop on Branden Klatt in the dying seconds of the first period from point-blank range and a save off the mask on Jared Legien from the dee slot in the third. Duran has now stopped 100 of the 106 combined shots he’s faced over four games with the Battlefords, good for a sparkling 1.46 goals against average and .943 save percentage.
After a scoreless first period, Brett Gammer broke the deadlock not-quite four minutes into the second, potting his eighth of the year from Dylan Esau and Cody Spagrud.