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November 4, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats won their third consecutive game on Wednesday night, edging the Moose Jaw Warriors 4-3 in regulation.

The Pats are now 5-7-0 on the season, while the Warriors drop to 4-7-0 and have lost four of their last five.

The Regiment were led by a pair of Zacks: Zack Smith and Zack Stringer each recorded a goal and an assist. Braxton Whitehead and Luke Bateman also scored, with Bateman's late second period marker holding up as the game-winner. Bateman, Whitehead and Smith's goal were all their first tallies of the season.

Two of the Pats goals came with the man advantage, as that was a difference maker, with Moose Jaw going 0-for-3 on their power play.

The Pats host the Brandon Wheat Kings next on the schedule on Saturday night, in the third game of their six-game homestand.

THE GOALS

1st Period

MJ 1-0 at 8:06 - Martin Rysavy (3), assisted by Denton Mateychuk // A strong individual effort from Rysavy saw the Czech native out-race multiple Pats to the puck in the neutral zone, fight his way to the net and finish calmly on the backhand.

REG 1-1 at 18:18 - Braxton Whitehead (1), assisted by Adam McNutt // A shot from Robert Baco missed the net and ricocheted all the way out to centre, right when Adam McNutt stepped out of the penalty box and resulting in a 3-on-1 rush for the Pats. McNutt dropped the puck to Whitehead, who one-timed it home, past the blocker side of goaltender Carl Tetachuk.

2nd Period

REG 2-1 at 5:51 -Zack Smith (1), assisted by Tanner Howe and Zack Stringer // Tanner Howe's shot on the power play from the top of the left circle resulted in a big rebound to Tetachuk's left, which Smith banged home for his first goal of the season.

MJ 2-2 at 5:59 - Jagger Firkus (3), unassisted // Firkus responded just seven seconds later, ripping a shot from the left circle past Matthew Kieper.

REG 3-2 at 11:06 - Zack Stringer (5), assisted by Tom Cadieux and Zack Smith // Another power play goal for the Pats, this time after Smith was stopped, Stringer was able to stuff home the puck on the rebound.

REG 4-2 at 15:02 - Luke Bateman (1), assisted by Tanner Howe and Drew Englot  // Right off an offensive zone Faceoff, Howe got the puck to Bateman at the left point, who let a quick wrister fly towards the net. With Englot causing havoc in front, the puck beat Tetachuk to make it a 4-2 Pats advantage.

MJ 4-3 at 16:54 -Denton Mateychuk (4), assisted by Ryder Korczak and Martin Rysavy //

3rd Period

No goals in the third, but Mateychuk did hit the cross-bar in the dying seconds.

FINAL: Pats 4 | Warriors 3

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 45 | MJ - 36

PP: REG - 2-for-4 | MJ - 0-for-3

Faceoffs: REG - 28 | MJ - 27

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Matthew Kieper stopped 33 of 36 shots he faced for his fifth win of the season.

Moose Jaw: Carl Tetachuk allowed four goals on 45 shots.

STAT OF THE NIGHT

5 - The two teams combined for a busy second period: five goals!

THEY SAID IT

Assistant Coach Ken Schneider: "I don't know that we were in love with our game tonight. I think we got done what we needed to get done. We did some things right late, but overall I think when we play the likes of Winnipeg or Brandon, those teams - not to take anything away from Moose Jaw - we're going to need to play a little bit better in our own end. We're going to need to be better defensively overall...In time, in those tight games, it'd be nice to get the lead once in a while and then of course tonight we did, and then learning about how to play with the lead. Playing with the lead is all about making sure we put pucks in the right place and being good defensively. Being on top of our check, instead of getting trapped three guys below the goal line, maybe make a play at their net and then they stretch the puck up the ice and we get caught flat-footed. That happened several times tonight and that's a dangerous way to play, if you get into a track race."

3 STARS

Zack Smith - REG - 1G, 1A

Zack Stringer- REG - 1G, 1A

Denton Mateychuk - REG - 1G, 1A

UP NEXT

Regina continues their home stand on Saturday, Nov. 6 against the Brandon Wheat King. Next week they have a three in four, hosting Red Deer, Edmonton and Lethbridge on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. For tickets, click here. 

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