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The Flin Flon Bombers hit the road for their two-game road trip before the Christmas break, and the boys were hoping to come out on top both games to give them a five-game winning streak. The Maroon and White shot down the Battlefords North Stars 5-1 Friday night, giving them their fourth win in a row. The Civic Centre saw 535 fans come out in hopes of seeing the home North Stars take down the visiting Bombers, but Flin Flon ruined their fun as they lit the scoreboard three times in the first period. The Bombers outshot the North Stars 36-27. Calvin Bartel stood strong between the pipes Friday night as the first period saw the Bombers come out strong as Myles Masse broke the goose egg after 7:47 of play with help from linemates Pierre-Luc Boucher and Dennis Kubat. The North Stars made 10 attempts during the first period, but Bartel was sturdy and didn't let anything past him. Barrett Penner found the back of the net less than 10 minutes later as Boucher and David Linsley assisted Penner in lighting the scoreboard. With the score 2-0, Dustyn Clegg, assisted by Michael Young, scored the third and final goal of the period, giving the Bombers a 3-0 advantage over the home team. North Star goalie Ryan Kerpan had 12 shots come his way from the Bombers during the first period. The first 20 minutes of play saw only one penalty as Battlefords' Joel Budd in the box for two minutes for hooking. The second period was scoreless, but not actionless as there were a number of penalties. The Bombers had six marks against themselves while Battlefords saw five of their players in the sin bin. Mitch Wall started things off early on in the period with two minutes for kneeing. Bomber Penner and North Star Tony Oak were each given five minutes behind the glass for fighting at 12:22. Flin Flon's Scott Day sat out for roughing while Brennan Cox was called on hooking. Oak saw the inside of the box for a second time, this time for roughing. And Penner was called on roughing after the whistle. Reid MacLeod was called on crosschecking while teammate Jean-Sebastien Bergeron was put away for fighting. At the same time, North Star Bo Lenard was given two minutes for roughing and five minutes for fighting. The second period saw both Bartel and Kerpan stop 11 shots, as the Bombers had a two period total of 23, while the North Stars had 21. The third period had more action as the North Stars got themselves on the board and the Bombers continued their success. Battlefords scored their first goal of the night after 5:42 of play as Budd got one past Bartel, but five minutes later Clegg scored his second of the night, with help from Kubat on a short handed goal. With the score 4-1, Penner got back up as he put one past Kerpan, assisted by Kubat and Linsley, to make the score 5-1 for the visiting Maroon and White. Both teams saw six penalties against them by the end of the third period. Jesse Leberton was given two minutes for slashing and MacLeod saw the inside of the box after elbowing and unsportsmanlike conduct, giving him two minutes for each. Young was called on fighting and sentenced to five minutes behind the glass, as was North Star Wall. Young was called on again as he sat out for two minutes for roughing. Oak was given a 10-minute game misconduct and five minutes for fighting, as Bomber Cameron MacKinnon was given five minutes for fighting as well. Day finished up the Bomber penalties as he was in he box for five minutes for fighting. John Midtal was given his five minutes for fighting and two minutes for roughing to round out the end of the game. At the sound of the buzzer, the Bombers celebrated their much-wanted win with a 5-1 victory over the Battlefords North Stars.
