Game Day Preview: Pats Host Rematch with Warriors Saturday at the Brandt Centre
December 28, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
The Regina Pats (9-18-3-1) will play their first home game since the Christmas Break on Saturday night against the Moose Jaw Warriors (10-18-2-0). Puck drop is at 7:00 p.m. at the Brandt Centre. The Pats kicked off the second half of the season on Friday night in Moose Jaw, beating the Warriors 5-2 at Mosaic Place. Tonight is the fifth of eight meetings between Regina and Moose Jaw this year, the Pats are 2-2-0-0 so far in the season series. The game can be heard with Bennett Dunlop Ford Pats Hockey starting at 6:35 p.m. on 620 CKRM .
Regular Season Comparison Regina Moose Jaw
Record 9-18-3-1 10-18-2-0
Goals For/Against 86/122 (-36) 77/128 (-51)
Powerplay 15.9% (20/126) 19.8% (22/111)
Penalty Kill 79.6% (109/137) 76.3% (74/97)
Team Save Percentage 0.885 0.881
Leading Scorer Austin Pratt (12-16-28) Ryder Korczak (9-28-37)
Leading Scorer (Defence) Zach Wytinck (3-21-24) Chase Hartje (4-2-12)
Scoring by Period (1st-2nd-3rd-OT-SO) 31-31-22-0-2 25-28-21-3-0
Quick Facts
- The Pats will meet the Warriors for the fifth time this season, Regina is 2-2-0-0 in the season series.
- The Pats are 6-4-1-1 in their last 12 games.
- Ryker Evans is riding a three-game point streak and is one point away from matching his career high of 11 points in a season set last year.
- Max Paddock is 5-3-1-1 in his last 10 games, with a 2.68 GAA and a .931 save percentage with one shutout.
- Robbie Holmes has three goals and two assists in his last three games.
- With Friday night's win in Moose Jaw, the Pats have tied the Warriors with 22 points in the standings.
Holmes Keeps Rolling
Pats forward Robbie Holmes continued his offensive success on Friday in Moose Jaw with his team leading 14th goal of the season. The 20-year-old has scored nine of his 14 goals have come in his last 12 games and has 14 total points in that stretch. He is tied for second on the team in scoring with 24 points in 31 games this season.
Pats Acquire Cikhart from Tri-City
The Pats filled their vacant European roster spot in a trade on Friday, acquiring 17-year-old forward Jan Cikhart from the Tri-City Americans in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in 2022. Cikhart is playing in his first WHL season and has a goal and three assists in 25 games.
Pats Approaching Notable Career Highlights
Austin Pratt is 15 games away from 300 in his WHL career.
Robbie Holmes is 10 points away from 100 in his WHL career.
Max Paddock is 9 wins away from 50 in his WHL career.
Zach Wytinck is 8 games away from 200 in his WHL career and 10 points away from 100.
Riley Krane is 3 games away from 100 in his WHL career.
Nikita Sedov is 6 games away from 100 in his WHL career.
Last Pats Game
The Regina Pats kicked off the second half of the season with a 5-2 win in Moose Jaw over the Warriors on Friday night.
In the first, the Pats found the game's first goal just under six minutes in, when Cole Dubinsky fed Zach Wytinck in the right circle and he one-timed a shot off of Drew Englot who was credited with his fourth to make it 1-0. Regina went up 2-0 with a shorthanded goal from Austin Pratt five minutes later, his 12th, and that was the score after one. In the second, Robbie Holmes extended the lead to 3-0 with his team leading 14th and then Ty Kolle scored his 13th, 58 seconds later, and Regina led 4-0 after 40 minutes. In the third, the Warriors got two goals from Chase Hartje to cut the lead to 4-2. However, Riley Krane sealed the victory late with an empty netter, his eighth of the season, and it was a 5-2 final score. The Pats outshot the Warriors 33-30, the powerplay was oh for one and the penalty kill went four for four with a shorthanded goal. Zach Wytinck and Riley Krane led the offence with two points each, while Max Paddock made 28 saves.
Last 10 Games Vs Opponent
December 27, 2019 - Regina 5 @ Moose Jaw 2
October 6, 2019 - Regina 0 @ Moose Jaw 3
September 21, 2019 - Regina 3 @ Moose Jaw 5
September 20, 2019 - Moose Jaw 2 @ Regina 3
March 9, 2019 - Regina 1 @ Moose Jaw 6
March 8, 2019 - Moose Jaw 3 @ Regina 1
February 23, 2019 - Regina 2 @ Moose Jaw 5
February 16, 2019 - Regina 3 @ Moose Jaw 6
December 15, 2018 - Regina 3 @ Moose Jaw 6
December 14, 2018 - Moose Jaw 1 @ Regina 2
Pats Leaders Vs Moose Jaw (Career)
Robbie Holmes - 23 GP, 6G, 3A, 9 PTS.
Austin Pratt - 14 GP, 5G, 3A, 8 PTS.
Ty Kolle - 10 GP, 5G, 1A, 6 PTS.
Riley Krane - 11 GP, 3G, 2A, 5 PTS.
Logan Nijhoff - 10 GP, 0G, 2A, 2 PTS
Max Paddock - 14 GP, 4-9-0-0, 43 GA.
Individual Streaks (Active)
Austin Pratt - 3 games (1G, 3A).
Robbie Holmes - 3 games (3G, 2A).
Ryker Evans - 3 games (1G, 2A).
Individual Streaks (Recent)
Austin Pratt - 5 games, November 29-December 7 (2G, 3A).
Upcoming Schedule
Pats @ Brandon - Monday December 30, 7 p.m. - Westoba Place (CKRM)
Pats Vs Prince Albert - Wednesday January 1, 4 p.m. - Brandt Centre (CKRM)
Pats @ Swift Current - Friday January 3, 7 p.m. - Credit Union Iplex (CKRM)
Western Hockey League Stories from December 28, 2019
- ICE Win 3-2; Sweep Home-And-Home Series with the Wheat Kings - Winnipeg Ice
- Tigers Hold on to Win 3-1 - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Sogaard Tough on Hitmen - Calgary Hitmen
- Weekend Ends with Loss at the Brandt Centre - Moose Jaw Warriors
- T-Birds Fall to Portland in Last Home Game of 2019 - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Hawks Throttle Seattle in Rivalry Win - Portland Winterhawks
- Raiders Fall to Blades in Saskatoon - Prince Albert Raiders
- Paddock Earns Shutout as Pats Grab Win on Big First - Regina Pats
- Game Day Hub: December 28 - Portland Winterhawks
- ICE Look to Even Season Series with Wheat Kings - Winnipeg Ice
- Game 35 vs Calgary - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Calgary Hitmen Game Preview - Saturday, December 28 at Medicine Hat - Calgary Hitmen
- Game Preview: Raiders & Blades Meet for Third Time in Three Games - Saskatoon Blades
- Game Day Preview: Pats Host Rematch with Warriors Saturday at the Brandt Centre - Regina Pats
- Break Doesn't Slow Cougars who Take Third Straight Win - Prince George Cougars
- T-Birds Blast Chiefs for Three Game Win Streak - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Return from Break Snaps Winning Streak - Everett Silvertips
- Blazers drop Rockets - Kelowna Rockets
- Giants Edge Victoria Royals 2-1 Friday on the Island - Vancouver Giants
- Americans Hold on for Overtime Point, Fall to Winterhawks in OT - Tri-City Americans
- Preview: Broncos Head to Lethbridge Looking for Back to Back Wins - Swift Current Broncos
- Slow Start Stifles Spokane at Seattle - Spokane Chiefs
- Royals Edged by Giants - Victoria Royals
- Rebels Push Oil Kings to the Limit, But Come up Short - Red Deer Rebels
- Winterhawks Come back to Extend Point Streak to Eight - Portland Winterhawks
- Broncos End Slide with Shootout Win over Tigers - Swift Current Broncos
- Tigers Can't Complete Comeback and Fall 4-3 in a Shootout - Medicine Hat Tigers
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