Burbank nets hat trick, leads North Stars to 10-8 win over River Rats

Cody Burbank netted a hat trick to lead North Stars over River Rats, 10-8.

Burbank notched his first tally 4:04 into the first period. He then added goals at 11:10 into the third and at 13:00 into the third.

North Stars led by four goals at one point and ended with the victory. The largest advantage in the game came when North Stars' John Leston scored at 1:13 in the third period to put North Stars up 6-2.

North Stars' offense rang up 36 shots on River Rats' net. North Stars surpassed its usual scoring output this season. North Stars averages 4.3 goals per game.

North Stars also had goals scored by Tom Donovan, who had two and Brian Drinkwater and Tanner Nielsen, who scored one goal each.

River Rats kept North Stars' goalie busy throughout the game, and John Trader made 35 saves on 43 shots. River Rats found the back of the net more times than it usually has this season. This season, River Rats averages 5.0 goals per contest.

River Rats was helped by Billy McCann Jr, who registered two goals. McCann Jr scored the first of his two goals at 4:04 into the second period to make the score 3-2 North Stars. McCann Jr's next tally made the score 10-8 North Stars with 5:06 left in the third period. Others who scored for River Rats included David Collins and Matt Durney, who each put in two and Sean Migiare and Wayne Szaro, who scored one goal each.

North Stars ended with no penalties and went 0-for-0 on the power play. River Rats' Luis Hernandez stopped 26 shots out of the 36 that he faced. River Rats finished the contest with no penalties and went 0-for-0 with the man advantage.