Stars in semifinal hole

The Thunder Bay North Stars will have to do better on home ice if they want to keep their streak of seven straight final appearances alive.

Bryce Anderson scored the winner at 8:51 of the third period on Saturday night, leading the host Wisconsin Wilderness to a 4-2 triumph in Game 2 of their Superior International Junior Hockey League semifinal. The Wilderness lead the best-of-seven series 2-0.

Zach Blaisdell and Wilson Housley scored second period power play goals for Wisconsin, but the first-year club could only escape the opening the stanza in a 2-2 tie.

Mitch Forbes evened the score at 8:31 of the second tallying just 73 seconds after Blaisdell beat North Stars goalie Guillaume Piche.

After Housley made it 2-1 at 13:06, Quinn Remple netted the equalizer at 17:56, beating Wisconsin netminder John McLean.

But it was all Wisconsin in the third, out-shooting their opponent 13-6

Andrew Anderson iced it with an empty-netter with 33 seconds to go in regulation.

The series shifts to Fort William Gardens on Thursday for Game 3.