Pats Host Raiders for Final Time this Season
April 9, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release
Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats (25-34-3-2) host the Prince Albert Raiders (26-34-4-1) on Saturday at 7:00 p.m., inside the Brandt Centre.
The Pats are coming off a 4-2 win over the Swift Current Broncos on Friday, snapping the clubs three game losing-streak, while finishing the season series 3-3.
Connor Bedard's two goals broke the Pats 16-year-old record for goals and points in a single season. Logan Nijhoff (1G-1A) & Parker Berge (2A) each tallied multi-point games, while Borya Valis scored on his birthday. Kelton Pyne was once again the story in net, as he was named first star, allowing just two goals on 39 shots, as the Pats were outshot 39-26. Both teams went 0-for-3 on their power plays.
For the Prince Albert Raiders, they are coming off a 2-0 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday. They now have three games left on their schedule, while just two points back of the Broncos for eighth in the Eastern Conference standings. The Raiders will play the Broncos in Swift Current on Friday, April 15th, before wrapping up their season on Saturday, April 16th at home against the Brandon Wheat Kings.
The Raiders are 2-2 over their last four games.
Here are the updated Eastern Conference standings coming in:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
#TeamGPWLOTLSOLPTSPCTROWGFGAStreakP10PIM
1 Y Winnipeg ICE 64 49 10 3 2 103 0.805 48 291 144 0-1-0-0 9-1-0-0 625
2 X Edmonton Oil Kings 64 46 14 3 1 96 0.750 43 279 175 0-2-1-0 6-3-1-0 909
3 X Red Deer Rebels 65 44 17 2 2 92 0.708 43 250 176 5-0-0-1 8-1-0-1 840
4 X Saskatoon Blades 67 37 26 3 1 78 0.582 36 217 216 1-0-0-0 4-6-0-0 592
5 X Moose Jaw Warriors 64 36 23 3 2 77 0.602 34 236 204 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 712
6 X Brandon Wheat Kings 64 34 25 3 2 73 0.570 33 211 228 4-0-0-0 6-4-0-0 867
7 Lethbridge Hurricanes 65 30 30 4 1 65 0.500 26 203 231 3-0-1-0 6-3-1-0 693
8 Swift Current Broncos 67 26 34 5 2 59 0.440 26 180 242 0-3-0-0 6-4-0-0 880
9 Calgary Hitmen 64 25 31 6 2 58 0.453 24 176 209 3-0-0-0 5-5-0-0 776
10 Prince Albert Raiders 65 26 34 4 1 57 0.438 24 182 218 0-1-0-0 3-6-1-0 779
11 Regina Pats 64 25 34 3 2 55 0.430 25 223 258 1-0-0-0 3-7-0-0 844
12 Medicine Hat Tigers 65 11 50 3 1 26 0.200 8 151 298 0-9-0-0 1-9-0-0 846
MATCH UP
Prince Albert
Regina
Team Record 26-34-4-1 - 57 points 25-34-3-2 - 55 points
Division Ranking 5th East 6th East
Conference Ranking 10th Eastern 11th Eastern
League Ranking 16th 17th
Past 10 Games 3-6-1-0 3-7-0-0
Streak 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0
Last Game 2-0 L @ Saskatoon (Apr 8 2022) Final 4-2 W @ Swift Current (Apr 8 2022) Final
Home Record 13-15-4-1 16-14-1-1
Away Record 13-19-0-0 9-20-2-1
GF 182 223
GA 218 258
PP (Overall) (48/261) 18.4% (62/246) 25.2%
PP (Home) (25/132) 18.9% (37/125) 29.6%
PP (Away) (23/129) 17.8% (25/121) 20.7%
PK (Overall) (54/261) 79.3% (76/269) 71.7%
PK (Home) (15/123) 87.8% (35/122) 71.3%
PK (Away) (39/138) 71.7% (41/147) 72.1%
PP vs. Opp. (7/33) 21.2% (7/34) 20.6%
PK vs. Opp. (7/34) 79.4% (7/33) 78.8%
Leading Rookie Shilo (8-11-19) Howe (25-38-63)
Most PIM Thurston - 107 Evans - 96
Team PIM/GM 12.0/Game 13.2/Game
Leading Scorers Vitelli (25-23-48) Bedard (47-42-89)
Stanick (21-25-46) Howe (25-38-63)
Kosior (18-26-44) Evans (14-45-59)
Herman (23-18-41) Nijhoff (21-24-45)
Wiesblatt (10-31-41) Dubinsky (18-27-45)
Last 5 Games 2-0 L @ Saskatoon (Apr 8 2022) Final 4-2 W @ Swift Current (Apr 8 2022) Final
6-1 W vs Regina (Apr 2 2022) Final 5-4 L @ Brandon (Apr 5 2022) Final
4-2 L vs Brandon (Apr 1 2022) Final 6-1 L @ Prince Albert (Apr 2 2022) Final
2-1 W vs Brandon (Mar 30 2022) Final 7-0 L vs Winnipeg (Apr 1 2022) Final
5-2 L @ Winnipeg (Mar 27 2022) Final 3-2 W vs Saskatoon (Mar 30 2022) Final
Leading After 1st 11-4-2-0 14-3-2-0
Leading After 2nd 18-2-2-1 21-1-1-1
Tied After 1st 11-10-0-1 9-10-0-0
Tied After 2nd 7-6-0-0 3-6-1-0
Trailing After 1st 4-20-2-0 2-21-1-2
Trailing After 2nd 1-26-2-0 1-27-1-1
Out Shooting Opponents 14-14-2-1 16-15-2-2
Out Shot by Opponents 11-20-2-0 9-16-1-0
1 Goal Games 10-3-4-1 9-9-3-2
2 Goal Games 2-12-0-0 6-9-0-0
3 Goal Games 9-14-0-0 4-10-0-0
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HEAD TO HEAD (5-2-0)
The Pats are 161-129-11-11-6 vs. the Raiders, all time
Date Home Away Time Result
October 1st Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. MDT W, 3-1
October 2nd Regina Prince Albert 1:00 p.m. MDT W, 5-2
December 3rd Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. CST L, 5-2
December 10th Regina Prince Albert 7:00 p.m. CST W, 5-2
January 25th Regina Prince Albert 7:00 p.m. CST W, 4-0
February, 18th Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. CST OTW, 5-4
April, 2nd Prince Albert Regina 7:00 p.m. CDT L, 6-1
April, 9th Regina Prince Albert 7:00 p.m. CDT
It's the eighth of eight meetings against the Raiders this season, as the Pats lead the season series 5-2, having gone 3-0 at home and 2-2 on the road. The last time these two teams met was last Saturday at the Art Hauser Centre, with the Raiders defeating the Pats 6-1. The Pats are 10-13 overall over the last five seasons against the Raiders. Regina looks for their 100th home victory all-time against Prince Albert.
REG VS. PA - INDIVIDUAL STATS
Regina Pats
#NameGPGAPTSPIM+/-
98 Connor Bedard 6 6 5 11 8 4
41 Ryker Evans 7 0 7 7 8 8
11 Stanislav Svozil 7 0 7 7 4 3
21 Cole Carrier 7 4 2 6 0 0
43 Tanner Howe 7 5 0 5 6 -2
18 Cole Dubinsky 6 0 5 5 8 3
29 Logan Nijhoff 6 1 3 4 8 3
#NameGPWLOTLSLMinsGAGAASV%
30 Matthew Kieper 5 4 1 0 0 280:00 10 2.14 0.911
33 Drew Sim 3 1 1 0 0 140:14 10 4.28 0.831
Prince Albert Raiders
#NameGPGAPTSPIM+/-
15 Reece Vitelli 6 2 5 7 2 -5
2 Nolan Allan 5 1 6 7 4 0
12 Landon Kosior 7 3 2 5 2 -3
17 Carson Latimer (total) 6 3 2 5 4 -1
16 Cale Sanders 7 3 2 5 11 1
20 Keaton Sorensen 7 3 2 5 0 2
19 Ozzy Wiesblatt 4 1 4 5 6 -2
#NameGPWLOTLSLMinsGAGAASV%
1 Tikhon Chaika 5 2 2 1 0 294:50 15 3.05 0.905
33 X Carter Serhyenko 2 0 2 0 0 117:56 8 4.07 0.890
HEADLINES:
Connor Bedard passed Jeff Friesen's (1992-93, 45G) Pats 16-year-old goal record and broke Doug Wickenheiser's (1977-78, 88PTS) Pats 16-year-old points record with a two goal effort on Friday, April 8th against the Swift Current Broncos.
Kelton Pyne made the most saves (37) in a victory in his WHL career, as he helped the Pats defeat the Broncos 4-2 on Friday. The White City, Sask., native is now 3-1-1 with the Pats, supporting a 2.62 goals against average and .919 save-percentage with two shutouts. He has not lost in regulation over his last four starts (3-0-1).
Seven players are on the injured list for the Regina Pats:
11 Stanislav Svozil - Upper Body Injury
13 Zack Stringer - Lower Body Injury
19 Ty Spencer - Upper Body Injury
22 Adam McNutt - Upper Body Injury
30 Matthew Kieper - Upper Body Injury
37 Easton Armstrong - Lower Body Injury
41 Ryker Evans - Upper Body Injury
BY THE NUMBERS
305: Shots on goal for Connor Bedard leads the WHL, as he is averaging 5.28 shots per game this season...the last Pats players to record 300+ shots in a season were Matt Bradley (305) and Cameron Hebig (303) during the 2017-18 season.
74: Points (36G-38A) over Connor Bedard's last 38 games since Nov. 28, with points in 35 of those 38 contests, after he had 15 points (10G-5A) in his first 20 games this season...the North Vancouver, B.C., native is 2nd in goals (47), 5th in points (89) while T-2nd in OTW goals (3).
21: Number of goals this season for Pats captain Logan Nijhoff ranks third on the Pats...on Tuesday, April 5 in Brandon, the Comox, B.C., native scored his first career hat-trick to reach the 20-goal mark...his 58.2 faceoff win percentage is the fifth highest in the WHL.
223: Goals for this season ranks 10th in the WHL and fifth in the Eastern Conference, averaging 3.48 goals per game which is also 10th...the Pats are the only team in the WHL that has scored 200+ goals this season and is not in a playoff spot or clinched a berth in the playoffs.
258: Total goals against this season is the fifth highest in the WHL, behind Tri-City (18-42-5), Medicine Hat (11-50-4), Spokane (23-37-5) & Victoria (22-37-6), averaging 4.03 goals against per-game which is the fifth highest...on the other hand, they've scored 223 goals, which is 10th.
UPCOMING GAMES
7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 14th - Regina Pats (24-34-5) at Winnipeg ICE (49-10-5)
7:00 p.m., Friday, April 15th - Regina Pats (24-34-5) at Winnipeg ICE (49-10-5)
4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 17th - Moose Jaw Warriors (36-23-5) at Regina Pats (24-34-5)
Western Hockey League Stories from April 9, 2022
- Raiders Fall to Pats in Regina - Prince Albert Raiders
- Oil Kings to Play Lethbridge Hurricanes in First Round of WHL Playoffs - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Warriors Drop Tight Shootout Battle with Brandon - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Hitmen Leave the Road with 5-1 Setback at Lethbridge - Calgary Hitmen
- ICE Notch Win Number 50 - Winnipeg Ice
- Oil Kings Clinch Fourth Straight Division Title with Win over Rebels - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Game Day Hub: April 9 at Kamloops - Portland Winterhawks
- Chiefs Continue Playoff Push Saturday in Seattle - Spokane Chiefs
- Pats Host Raiders for Final Time this Season - Regina Pats
- Silvertips Clinch Ninth U.S. Division Title with 5-2 Win over Tri-City - Everett Silvertips
- Giants Kick off Weekend with a 7-2 Home Loss to Portland - Vancouver Giants
- Silvertips Announce 2021-22 Team Awards - Everett Silvertips
- Hawks Secure Home Ice with 7-2 Win over Vancouver - Portland Winterhawks
- Seminoff's Last Second Stunner Pushes Blazers Past Royals 4-3 - Victoria Royals
- Pats Edge Broncos; Bedard Sets New Franchise Record - Regina Pats
- Warriors Start Final Stretch in Brandon - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Raiders Shut Out by Blades in Saskatoon - Prince Albert Raiders
- Blades Goaltender Maier Sets All-Time WHL Wins Record - WHL
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