The Battleford North Stars took the first game in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League final series Friday night, shutting out the Flin Flon Bombers, 3 - 0.

The Starts out-shot the Bombers, 40 to 19.

The second game in the best-of-seven series will go tonight in the Battlefords.

The series will move to Flin Flon on Tuesday and Wednesday.