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Even on a night when the NHL invaded the Saskatchewan Roughriders’ home facility, Cody Fajardo could not be upstaged.

While the Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames were poised to collide in the Heritage Classic — the first big-league regular-season game to be played at Mosaic Stadium — Fajardo treated Roughriders fans to something that was hardly novel.

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A game-winning, fourth-quarter drive.

Fajardo took his act on the road Saturday, marching the Roughriders from their six-yard line and into field-goal range, whereupon Brett Lauther reliably nailed a 43-yarder to give Saskatchewan a 27-24 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos at Commonwealth Stadium on Saturday night.

Lauther’s three-pointer gave Saskatchewan a 12-5 record and, at least for the time being, sole occupancy of first place in the CFL’s West Division.

One more conquest of the Eskimos, who are to visit Regina on the final weekend of regular-season play, will give the Roughriders top spot for the first time since 2009, and for only the second time in a span of 43 seasons.