WHL Regina Pats

Huet Makes 46 Saves in 3-0 Loss in Portland

Published on March 2, 2024 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Portland, Ore. - Ewan Huet made 46 saves in a 3-0 loss to the Portland Winterhawks on Friday inside the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

After a scoreless first period, the Winterhawks took a 2-0 lead into the third period after goals from Hudson Darby and Josh Davies three minutes apart late in the second. In the third, the Winterhawks went on the power play, and Nate Danielson extended the lead to 3-0.

FINAL SCORE: Winterhawks 3, Pats 0

THE GOALS

First Period

No scoring.

Second Period

1-0 Winterhawks at 14:09 - Hudson Darby (7), assisted by Kyle McDonough & Joah Zakreski // Darby got behind the Pats' defence and tucked the puck past Huet to give the Winterhawaks a 1-0 lead in the latter half of the second period.

2-0 Winterhawks at 17:09 - Josh Davies (32), assisted by Josh Zakreski // Huet tried to poke check the puck away from Davies and it bounced around and eventually off Davies and into the wide-open Pats net to make it 2-0.

Third Period

3-0 Winterhawks at 4:57 - Nate Danielson (20), assisted by James Stefan & Luca Cagnoni (PP) // Danielson got the puck in the left slot and ripped it past the Pat netminder to make it 3-0.

THE STATISTICS

SOG: Regina - 6-3-6--15 | Portland - 16-19-14--49

PP: Regina - 0/3 | Portland - 1/5

Face-offs: Regina - 19 | Portland - 31

THE GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Ewan Huet (46 saves / 49 shots)

Portland: Jan Špunar (15 saves / 15 shots)

THE 3 STARS

First: Josh Zakreski - Winterhawks (2A)

Second: Hudson Darby - Winterhawks (1G)

Third: Jan Spunar - Winterhawks (15-save shutout)

JUST NOTES

The Pats were shutout for the fourth time this season.

Ewan Huet made 46 saves in the loss, it was the third time he has stopped 46 or more shots in a contest this season.

The Pats fall to 0-5 on their U.S. road trip. There are now seven games left in the season for the Pats.

WHAT'S NEXT

The sixth game and final game of the Pats' U.S. road swing happens on Saturday night, March 2, when they head to Everett, Washington to face off against the Silvertips with an 8:05 p.m. (Saskatchewan time) puck drop.

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