WHL Regina Pats

Pats Begin B.C. Swing against Giants

November 25, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats begin their Western Canada road trip tonight at 9:30 CST against the Vancouver Giants inside the Langley Events Centre.

The Pats are coming off a 5-2 loss on Saturday to the Winnipeg ICE for the clubs third straight defeat. The Pats scored first for their second straight game, getting a tally early in the second. Winnipeg would respond with four unanswered goals, taking a 4-1 lead into the second intermission. Alexander Suzdalev scored twice, while Connor Bedard and Stanislav Svozil each had two assists. The final shots were 33-30 for the ICE. Regina went 1-7 on the power play and 4-5 on the penalty kill.

The Vancouver Giants meanwhile are coming off 6-4 win over the Spokane Chiefs on Wednesday on the road. Zack Ostapchuk scored twice and Colton Langkow tallied three points (2G-1A), helping the Giants snap their two game losing-streak. Brett Mirwald got the win, allowing four goals on 38 shots. The final shots were 38-32 for the Chiefs. Vancouver was 2-6 on the power play and 7-7 on the penalty kill.

Match Up

Regina Vancouver

Team Record 9-11-1-1 - 20 points 8-9-2-2 - 20 points

Division Ranking 4th East 3rd B.C.

Conference Ranking 7th Eastern 6th Western

League Ranking 12th 13th

Past 10 Games 3-6-1-0 5-4-1-0

Streak 0-3-0-0 1-0-0-0

Last Game 5-2 L @ Winnipeg (Nov 19 2022) Final 6-4 W @ Spokane (Nov 23 2022) Final

Home Record 5-5-0-1 2-4-1-2

Away Record 4-6-1-0 6-5-1-0

GF 78 66

GA 86 79

PP (Overall) (22/95) 23.2% (15/83) 18.1%

PP (Home) (12/46) 26.1% (5/31) 16.1%

PP (Away) (10/49) 20.4% (10/52) 19.2%

PK (Overall) (21/100) 79.0% (19/90) 78.9%

PK (Home) (8/46) 82.6% (12/36) 66.7%

PK (Away) (13/54) 75.9% (7/54) 87.0%

PP vs. Opp. (0/0) 0% (0/0) 0%

PK vs. Opp. (0/0) 0% (0/0) 0%

Leading Rookie Vaughan (2-0-2) Honzek (13-17-30)

Most PIM Bedard - 30 Palmieri - 49

Team PIM/GM 14.4/Game 15.0/Game

Leading Scorers Bedard (19-29-48) Honzek (13-17-30)

Howe (10-16-26) Thorpe (9-15-24)

Suzdalev (12-13-25) Ostapchuk (9-13-22)

Svozil (3-16-19) Leslie (4-16-20)

Valis (9-9-18) Lipinski (7-10-17)

Last 5 Games 5-2 L @ Winnipeg (Nov 19 2022) Final 6-4 W @ Spokane (Nov 23 2022) Final

9-5 L @ Winnipeg (Nov 17 2022) Final 4-1 L vs Kamloops (Nov 18 2022) Final

5-2 L @ Saskatoon (Nov 13 2022) Final 6-4 L @ Prince George (Nov 13 2022) Final

6-2 W vs Red Deer (Nov 12 2022) Final 5-4 W @ Prince George (Nov 12 2022) Final

5-4 L @ Swift Current (Nov 11 2022) Final OT 4-3 W @ Lethbridge (Nov 4 2022) Final SO

Leading After 1st 7-1-1-0 5-0-1-1

Leading After 2nd 8-0-0-0 6-0-0-0

Tied After 1st 1-2-0-0 3-3-1-0

Tied After 2nd 1-4-0-0 1-1-1-1

Trailing After 1st 1-8-0-1 0-6-0-1

Trailing After 2nd 0-7-1-1 1-8-1-1

Out Shooting Opponents 6-5-0-1 2-1-0-0

Out Shot by Opponents 3-6-1-0 6-8-1-2

1 Goal Games 3-3-1-1 5-2-2-2

2 Goal Games 1-1-0-0 1-3-0-0

3 Goal Games 3-5-0-0 2-2-0-0

WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN

Radio: 620ckrm.com

Stream: WHL Live

HEAD-TO-HEAD (0-0-0-0)

It's the first meeting for the Pats against the Vancouver Giants since October 12, 2019 where Regina won 4-2 at home. The last time Regina was in Vancouver, the Pats lost 10-4 on November 16, 2018. The Pats are 6-11-0-2-1 against the Giants all-time since 2001, going 4-1-0-0 at home and 2-5-2-1 on the road.

MILESTONE WATCH

Connor Bedard will play his 100th career game today.

Tanner Howe is 3 points away from 100 career points.

HEADLINES

The Regina Pats acquired 2002-born forward Riley Ginnell from the Moose Jaw Warriors in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick. The Calgary, Alta. product set career highs in games (62), goals (14), assists (20) and points (34) with the Brandon Wheat Kings last season.

To go along with Connor Bedard's now 21 game point-streak which has tied his career-high of 21, he's recorded nine straight multi-point games with 26 points (9G-17A) during that time and has goals in five of his last six contests.

The Regina Pats reassigned 2002-born forward Jakob Brook to the Dauphin Kings (MJHL) and 2003-born forward Logan Linklater to the Kindersley Clippers (SJHL).

BY THE NUMBERS

48: Number of points (19G-29A) in 22 games for Pats captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL, while his 19 goals are first, and his 29 assists are also first...the North Vancouver, BC product also leads the WHL in power play assists (15) and power play points (20).

34.3: Shooting percentage for Alexander Suzdalev this season is first in the WHL (12-for-35)...the Washington Capitals 2021 third-round pick has points in eight straight (6G-10A-16PTS)...his seven power play goals are T-2nd in the WHL.

136: Shots on net in 22 games this season for Connor Bedard leads the WHL, as he is averaging 6.18 per-game, while he averaged 5.25 shots on net per game last year, with 326 shots in 62 games, leading the league.

7: Points over Tanner Howe's last four games (3G-4A), as he has points in three of his last four games coming into action today...the Prince Albert, Sask. product has 26 points (10G-16A) in 21 games this season which is T-17th in WHL scoring.

15: Power play goals for the Regina Pats over their last 10 contests, having scored at least one power play marker in 10 straight...during that time, the Pats man-advantage has gone 15-for-48, running at 32.1%...overall, the Pats power play is 10th in the WHL at 23.2%.

6: Goals for Borya Valis over his last seven contests, as he has scored in four of his last seven games with six goals and three assists for nine points during that time...on November 9 vs. Edmonton, the Denver, Colorado product recorded a career-high four points, as well as his first career hat-trick.

COMING UP

6:05 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 26 - Regina Pats (9-11-1-1) at Victoria Royals (3-16-3-0)

7:05 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 29 - Regina Pats (9-11-1-1) at Kelowna Rockets (8-9-1-0)

7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 30 - Regina Pats (9-11-1-1) at Kamloops Blazers (10-4-2-1)

7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2 - Regina Pats (9-11-1-1) at Prince George Cougars (13-9-0-0)

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