ICE Defeat Pats 5-2 at Home
October 7, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. – The Winnipeg ICE stormed out to a 4-0 lead and held on to beat the hometown Regina Pats 5-2 on Friday night at the Brandt Centre.
Five separate players scored for the ICE in the win as Aidan Oiring, Owen Pederson, Ben Zloty, Connor McClennon, and Ty Nash (empty net) found the back of the net for Winnipeg. Daniel Hauser made 21 saves, with 9 of them against Connor Bedard, including a penalty shot in the second. McClennon’s fourth of the season marked his 200th career point.
Jaxsin Vaughan and Connor Bedard replied for the Pats, as he snapped his three game goalless-streak. Goaltender Matthew Kieper took the loss, making 30 saves on 34 shots.
THE GOALS
First Period
WPG 0-1 at 3:49 – Aidan Oiring (2), assisted by Connor Dale and Jonas Woo // A turnover in the Pats end ended up on Dale’s stick who spun around and put a backhand toward the Pats net which appeared to be heading wide but Oiring got a piece of it to tip it by Matthew Kieper to make it 1-0 ICE in the early going.
Second Period
WPG 0-2 at 4:53 – Owen Pederson (2), assisted by Zach Benson (SH) // As Kieper was attempting to cover the puck at the top of the crease a miscommunication occurred as he may have thought that the play had been stopped. Pederson took advantage by stealing the puck and putting it in the yawing cage to give the ICE a 2-0 lead.
WPG 0-3 at 12:12 – Ben Zloty (1), assisted by Conor Geekie and Ty Nash (4-on-4) // As the teams were playing some 4-on-4 hockey, Zloty got the puck in the slot one-on-one with Sam Oremba, who lost an edge and fell, leaving Zloty open who fired it past Kieper to increase the ICE lead to 3-0.
Third Period
WPG 0-4 at 44 seconds – Connor McClennon (4), assisted by Owen Pederson and Mattew Savoie // McClennon found himself behind the Pats defence all alone infront of Kieper, where he tucked the puck by the Pats goalie to extend the ICE lead to 4-0.
REG 1-4 at 2:44 – Jaxsin Vaughan (2), assisted by Carter Herman and Easton Armstrong // On a Pats rush into the offensive zone, Jaxsin Vaughan carried the puck up the right wing side and snapped a laser far side past Daniel Hauser’s blocker to get the Pats on the board, now trailing 4-1.
REG 2-4 at 4:46 – Connor Bedard (6), assisted by Layton Feist // From the right boards, Feist sent a pass over to Bedard in the ICE slot and he fired his patented wrist shot past Hauser for his first career goal against the ICE.
WPG 2-4 at 19:57- Ty Nash (1), assisted by Zach Benson and Carson Lambos (EN) // With Kieper on the bench, Nash sealed the game with an empty netter with 2.3 seconds left.
STATISTICS
SOG: REG – 9-9-5-23 | WPG – 13-13-9-35
PP: REG – 0/4 | WPG – 0/4
Face-Offs: REG – 30 | WPG – 30
GOALTENDING BATTLE
Regina: Matthew Kieper (34 shots/30 saves)
Winnipeg: Daniel Hauser (23 shots/21 saves)
3 STARS
First: Daniel Hauser (21 saves) – Winnipeg ICE
Second: Connor Bedard (1G) – Regina Pats
Third: Zach Benson (2A) – Winnipeg ICE
NOTES
Connor Bedard was awarded a penalty shot at 17:48 of the second period where he shot the puck over the net.
The Pats penalty kill remains strong as they were perfect on the penalty kill for the second straight game, killing all four penalties to improve to 84.2% on the season.
After scoring powerplay goals in four straight games, the Pats went 0/4 with the advantage
Connor Bedard extended his point streak to six games (6G-6A). He also scored his first career goal against the ICE.
UP NEXT
The Pats’ next home game is Saturday, October 8 versus the Swift Current Broncos in the second of three-straight home contests. The Queen City Kids will then wrap up the homestand on Wednesday, October 12 against the Prince Albert Raiders. All three contests are 7:00 PM puck-drops.
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