Pats Eye Victory this Afternoon Versus Tri-City at Home
October 30, 2022 – Western Hockey League (WHL) – Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats look to snap their four game losing-streak this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. against the Tri-City Americans at the Brandt Centre.
WHATS HAPPENING TODAY?
Come celebrate Halloween with the Pats! We will be hosting a post-game skate for anyone who shows up to the game in a Halloween costume! Whether you dress up or not, fans can also partake in the photo booth on the east concourse, which will be set up when doors open at 3 p.m.
Additionally, the first 400 fans will receive a Tim Hortons hockey card pack and some Halloween candy! Plus, stayed tuned for a special Halloween-themed intermission game in the first intermission.
LAST GAME
The Pats are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Everett Silvertips on Saturday at the Brandt Centre. The Pats overcame multiple one-goal deficits before allowing the go-ahead goal with under two minutes to play in the game. Connor Bedard (1G-1A) and Borya Valis scored for the Pats while Stanislav Svozil had two assists. Drew Sim made 21 saves on 24 shots as the final shots were 29-24. The Pats went 1-5 on the power play and 5-5 on the penalty kill.
On the other side, the Tri-City Americans defeated the Moose Jaw Warriors 6-2 on Saturday at the Moose Jaw Events Centre. The Americans had a 3-2 lead going into the third and were able to score three unanswered goals in the final frame to secure their sixth win of the season and their fourth straight victory. Jake Sloan tallied three assists, while Lukas Dragicevic and Ethan Ernst each recorded 1G-1A. In net, Tomas Suchanek made 30 saves on 32 shots as Tri-City outshot Moose Jaw 39-32. The Americans went 2-6 on the power play and 2-4 on the penalty kill.
Last season, the Americans went 19-43-6-0, good for 44 points which had them 21st in the WHL. They were outscored 306 to 179, giving up the second most goals against last year, missing the playoffs the second season in a row. Their last winning season was 2018-19 when they went 34-28-5-1 before losing in the Western Conference Finals.
Match Up
Tri-City Regina
Team Record 6-5-0-0 – 12 points 6-7-0-1 – 13 points
Division Ranking 4th U.S. 4th East
Conference Ranking 5th Western 5th Eastern
League Ranking 10th 9th
Past 10 Games 6-4-0-0 4-5-0-1
Streak 4-0-0-0 0-3-0-1
Last Game 6-2 W @ Moose Jaw (Oct 29 2022) Final 3-2 L vs Everett (Oct 29 2022) Final
Home Record 3-2-0-0 2-4-0-1
Away Record 3-3-0-0 4-3-0-0
GF 47 43
GA 44 48
PP (Overall) (16/49) 32.7% (9/55) 16.4%
PP (Home) (8/25) 32.0% (4/26) 15.4%
PP (Away) (8/24) 33.3% (5/29) 17.2%
PK (Overall) (16/58) 72.4% (11/60) 81.7%
PK (Home) (8/25) 68.0% (4/26) 84.6%
PK (Away) (8/33) 75.8% (7/34) 79.4%
PP vs. Opp. (0/0) 0% (0/0) 0%
PK vs. Opp. (0/0) 0% (0/0) 0%
Leading Rookie Gavin (2-11-13) (0-0-0)
Most PIM Greenway – 18 Bedard – 20
Team PIM/GM 16.8/Game 12.8/Game
Leading Scorers Sloan (5-11-16) Bedard (11-13-24)
Ernst (7-6-13) Howe (6-10-16)
Dragicevic (3-10-13) Valis (4-6-10)
Gavin (2-11-13) Suzdalev (6-3-9)
Greenway (5-6-11) Svozil (1-8-9)
Last 5 Games 6-2 W @ Moose Jaw (Oct 29 2022) Final 3-2 L vs Everett (Oct 29 2022) Final
7-3 W vs Portland (Oct 22 2022) Final 2-1 L vs Moose Jaw (Oct 26 2022) Final
6-3 W vs Everett (Oct 21 2022) Final 5-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Oct 20 2022) Final
4-1 W @ Spokane (Oct 15 2022) Final 4-3 L vs Lethbridge (Oct 16 2022) Final SO
7-1 L vs Kamloops (Oct 14 2022) Final 4-3 W @ Swift Current (Oct 14 2022) Final
Leading After 1st 5-0-0-0 4-0-0-0
Leading After 2nd 5-0-0-0 5-0-0-0
Tied After 1st 0-1-0-0 1-1-0-0
Tied After 2nd 0-0-0-0 1-3-0-0
Trailing After 1st 1-4-0-0 1-6-0-1
Trailing After 2nd 1-5-0-0 0-4-0-1
Out Shooting Opponents 2-0-0-0 5-3-0-1
Out Shot by Opponents 4-5-0-0 1-4-0-0
1 Goal Games 0-0-0-0 3-3-0-1
2 Goal Games 0-2-0-0 1-1-0-0
3 Goal Games 2-0-0-0 2-2-0-0
WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN
Radio: 620ckrm.com
Stream: WHL Live
HEAD TO HEAD (0-0-0-0)
Date Home Away Time Result
October 30 Regina Tri-City 4:00 p.m. MDT
It’s the first meeting between the Pats and the Americans at the Brandt Centre since November 9, 2018 (1,451 days / four years) when the Pats defeated the Americans 5-1. The last time these two teams faced off overall was in Tri-City during the 2019-20 season, as Regina lost 5-4 in regulation on January 11, 2020. The Pats are 19-22-2-1 against the Americans since they came into existence in 1988, going 10-10-1-0 at home and 9-12-1-1 on the road.
HEADLINES
The Regina Pats have lost their last four games (0-3-1) since having their three game winning-streak come to an end on Sunday, October 16. During that time, the Pats have lost to Lethbridge (SOL, 4-3), Moose Jaw twice (L, 5-2 & L, 2-1) and Everett (L, 3-2) having been outscored 14-to-8 over that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
2: Two Pats goaltenders have posted a .900+ save percentage to start the season, as Matthew Kieper sits with a .915 SV% over four starts (1-2-0-1) and Drew Sim holds a .903 SV% in eight starts (5-3-0-0).
3: Three game point-streak for Pats defenceman Stanislav Svozil (1G-3A-4PTS)…the Prerov, Czechia product has recorded seven points (1G-6A) over his last seven games…his nine points (1G-8A) in 11 games this season leads all Pats defencemen.
24: Number of points (11G-13A) in 14 games for Pats captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL, while his 11 goals are first, and his 13 assists are also tied for first…the North Vancouver, BC product is on a 13 game point-streak, with all 24 points over his last 13 games.
84: Shots on net in 14 games this season for Connor Bedard leads the WHL, as he is averaging 6.0 per-game, while he averaged 5.25 shots on net per game last year, with 326 shots in 62 games, leading the league.
81.7%: Penalty kill percentage this season, which is 8th in the WHL and sixth in the Eastern Conference…the club has gone 25-30 on the PK over their last nine games (83.3%), after giving up at least one short-handed in five previous games…their PK last season was last at 71.9%.
COMING UP
7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 5 – Swift Current Broncos (5-7-0-0) at Regina Pats (6-7-0-1)
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 9 – Edmonton Oil Kings (1-11-1-0) at Regina Pats (6-7-0-1)
7:00 p.m., Friday, Nov. 11 – Regina Pats (6-7-0-1) at Swift Current Broncos (5-7-0-0)
7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12 – Red Deer Rebels (12-0-0-0) at Regina Pats (6-7-0-1)
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