WHL Regina Pats

Lethbridge Bolts to 5-0 Lead, Cruises to 7-2 Win

January 24, 2020 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Regina, Saskatchewan - The Regina Pats returned to home ice Friday night and dropped a 7-2 decision to the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

In the first, the Hurricanes got two goals from Dylan Cozens and another from Oliver Okuliar to lead 3-0 after 20 minutes of play. In the second, Lethbridge scored 45 seconds in and added another at 6:24 to lead 5-0. The Pats got one back nine seconds after that, Zach Wytinck his sixth to cut the lead to 5-1 and that was the score after two periods. In the third, the Hurricanes added two more to lead 7-1. The Pats got one back from Robbie Holmes, his 17th to make it 7-2 and that was the final score.

The Pats were outshot 29-22, the powerplay went oh for two, the penalty kill three for four, While Danton Belluk and Donovan Buskey combined to make 22 saves.

The Pats (13-26-3-2) are back in action on Sunday when they host the Saskatoon Blades at 4 p.m. at the Brandt Centre.

Scoring Summary

First Period

Lethbridge - Dylan Cozens (25) from Calen Addison - 0:59.

Lethbridge - Oliver Okuliar (27) from Chase Wheatcroft and Dylan Cozens - 8:42.

Lethbridge - Dylan Cozens (26) from Calen Addison and Oliver Okuliar - 14:46.

Second Period

Lethbridge - Alex Cotton (14) from Calen Addison and Oliver Okuliar - 0:45.

Lethbridge - Zack Stringer (7) unassisted - 6:24.

Regina - Zach Wytinck (6) unassisted - 6:33.

Third Period

Lethbridge - Oliver Okuliar (28) from Calen Addison and Alex Cotton - 5:07 PP.

Lethbridge - Alex Cotton (15) from Calen Addison and Zack Stringer - 7:53.

Regina - Robbie Holmes (17) from Carson Demonie - 13:18.

Shots on Goal

Regina 5-8-9-(22) Lethbridge 8-11-10-(29)

Powerplays

Regina 0/2 Lethbridge 1/4

Quick Hits

- Zach Wytinck put up two goals and two assists in four games against Lethbridge this year.

- Robbie Holmes scored his team leading 17th goal of the season in the contest.

- The Pats finish their season series with Lethbridge with a 0-4-0-0 record.

What's Next?

The Pats are back in action on Sunday when they host the Saskatoon Blades at 4 p.m. at the Brandt Centre. Tickets are available at reginapats.com, the Brandt Centre Box Office or at any Regina Safeway location.

Check out the Regina Pats Statistics



Western Hockey League Stories from January 24, 2020


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central