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Pats Drop 2022-23 Home Opener

September 24, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats dropped their 2022-23 home opener 5-4 to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday at the Brandt Centre.

The Pats lost a 4-3 lead in the third period, as Moose Jaw's Lynden Lakovic tied the game at 10:14. Ben Riche's second of the night took the lead at 12:50, as the Warriors won game one of this home-and-home set.

Tye Spencer scored a pair of the goals, while Cole Dubinsky and Borya Valis netted the Pats other goals. Easton Armstrong and Layton Feist also chipped in with two assists each in the loss.

THE GOALS

First Period

No scoring.

Second Period

MJ 0-1 at 0:27 - Atley Calvert (1), assisted by Lucas Brenton // Seconds after the Pats hit the Warrior post, Brenton got the puck to Calvert who rifled one glove side past Koen MacInnes to give the Warriors the lead early in the second period.

REG 1-1 at 0:48 - Cole Dubinsky (1), assisted by Easton Armstrong // Just seconds after the Warriors opened the scoring, Armstrong won a battle for the puck and sent it to Dubinsky who spun and fired one past a startled Connor Ungar to tie the game up at one.

REG 2-1 at 7:30 - Tye Spencer (1), assisted by Layton Feist and Easton Armstrong // Spencer tipped a Feist point shot past a well-screened Ungar to give the Pats their first lead of the 2022-23 season at 2-1.

MJ 2-2 at 8:07 - Hosh Hoekstra (1), assisted by Harper Lolacher and Thomas Tien// Hoekstra got behind the Pats defence and was able to tuck a backhander past an outstretched MacInnes to tie up the game at 2-2 a mere 37 seconds after the Pats took their first lead of the game.

REG 3-2 at 12:46 - Tye Spencer (2), assisted by Parker Berge and Zane Rowan // Berge went for a skate into the Warriors zone and fed a nice backhand pass to the front of the net where Spencer chipping it past Ungar to restore the Pats lead at 3-2.

MJ 3-3 at 18:55 - Ben Riche (1), assisted by Atley Calvert and Brayden Yager // Riche entered the Pats zone with speed down the left wing and fired a wrist shot past MacInnes to tie the game up at 3-3 entering the second intermission.

Third Period

REG 4-3 at 8:22 - Borya Valis (1), assisted by Tanner Howe and Layton Feist // Fresh off a Pats 5-on-3 penalty-kill, Howe and Valis exited the penalty box, broke in on a two-on-one where Valis received a nice pass from Howe and made no mistake to restore the Pats lead at 4-3.

MJ 4-4 at 10:14 - Lynden Lakovic (1), assisted by Lucas Brenton and Josh Hoekstra // Lakovic stole the puck from an off-balance Pats defender and broke in on MacInnes, and beat the Pats goalie high to the blocker-side.

MJ 4-5 at 12:50 - Ben Riche (2), assisted by Tate Schofer and Thomas Tien // Riche scored his second of the night with a laser that beat MacInnes high to give the Warriors the lead.

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 14-16-7-37 | MJ - 4-9-7-20

PP: REG - 0/4 | MJ - 1/5

Face-Offs: REG - 35 | MJ - 32

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Koen MacInnes (20 shots/15 saves)

Moose Jaw: Connor Ungar (37 shots/33 saves)

3 STARS

First: Ben Riche (2G) - Moose Jaw

Second: Tye Spencer (2G) - Regina

Third: Atley Calvert (1G-1A) - Moose Jaw

NOTES

Spencer's two goals tonight marked his first career WHL two goal effort.

The Pats lost the lead three times tonight.

Fall to 2-4-1 in season openers since 2016-17 and 3-3-1 over their last seven home openers.

UP NEXT

The Pats finish their opening weekend home-and-home when they visit Moose Jaw to play the Warriors Saturday night at 7:00PM before they travel to Alberta for a mini three-game stretch (Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary). The Pats' next home action is Friday, October 7 at 7:00PM when they host the Winnipeg ICE at the Brandt Centre.

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