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Pats Pick up Two Crucial Points in 4-2 Win over Hurricanes

February 20, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats bounced back from back-to-back losses this weekend with a 4-2 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Monday afternoon inside the Brandt Centre in front of yet another sellout crowd.

The Pats mustered three unanswered goals, coming back from a 2-1 deficit to snap their two game skid. Regina got scoring from four different players as well as points from nine different Pats in their 26th victory of the season and 11th in comeback fashion. Stanislav Svozil (1G-1A), Braxton Whitehead, Tanner Howe and Zane Rowan scored for the Pats while Connor Bedard and Tye Spencer each chipped in with a pair of assists. Drew Sim made 28 saves for his 22nd win of the season.

The Hurricanes had their two game winning-streak and stretch of four straight games with a point come to a close in the loss. They got goals from Jett Jones and Brayden Edwards as well as a 30 save performance from Harrison Meneghin.

The Pats now lead the season series 2-0-0-1, picking up five of a possible six points against the Hurricanes this season with all three matchups decided by two goals or less. The Pats will wrap up their season set against Lethbridge on the road on March 10.

THE GOALS

First Period

No scoring.

Second Period

LET 0-1 at 4:22 - Jett Jones (19), assisted by Tyson Zimmer // Jones won the battle for the puck, beat the Pats defenceman, and ripped a shot bar down past Sim to give the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead.

REG 1-1 at 4:44 - Stanislav Svozil (7), assisted by Connor Bedard and Luke Bateman // Bedard dropped a pass to Svozil who skated into the slot and fired a missile past Meneghin to tie the contest up at 1-1 just 22 seconds later.

LET 1-2 at 16:18 - Brayden Edwards (6), assisted by Logan Wormald and Miguel Marques // The Hurricanes broke in on a rush and Wormald dropped a pass to Edwards who fired the puck top shelf past Sim to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead in the latter stages of the second period.

REG 2-2 at 18:42 - Braxton Whitehead (8), assisted by Tye Spencer and Tanner Brown (PP) // Whitehead took the puck deep into the Hurricanes zone and went to the net, jammed the puck at Meneghin and the puck was knocked in by a Hurricanes defender to get the Pats on even terms at 2-2.

Third Period

REG 3-2 at 16 seconds - Tanner Howe (26), assisted by Stanislav Svozil and Connor Bedard // Bedard dropped a pass to Svozil who sent a nice cros ice feed to Howe who one-timed it home in the opening seconds of the third period to give the Pats their first lead of the game at 3-2.

REG 4-2 at 10:26 - Zane Rowan (4), assisted by Matteo Michels and Tye Spencer // Spencer's original shot is kicked out by Meneghin but after a few whacks at the puck, Rowan is able to knock it past a sprawled out Hurricanes netminder to give the Pats a two-goal lead at 4-2 midway through the final frame.

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 9-15-10-34 | LET 11-10-6-30

PP: REG - 1/2 | LET - 0/1

Face-Offs: REG - 31 | LET - 34

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Drew Sim (30 shots/28 saves)

Lethbridge: Harrison Meneghin (34 shots/30 saves)

3 STARS

First: Svozil (1G-1A, 5 shots) - Pats

Second: Sim (28 save win) - Pats

Third: Rowan (1G, +1, 2 shots) - Pats

NOTES

Connor Bedard picked up two assists to reach 105 points on the season (51G-54A). He is the first Pat to have back-to-back 50-goal seasons since Mike Sillinger had 50 in three-straight seasons (1988-89, 1989-90, and 1990-91). He also has 100 points in back-to-back seasons. He leads the WHL in goals (51), points (105), and shots on goal (277). He has 24 goals, 17 assists, and 41 points in 14 games since returning from the World Juniors.

Stanislav Svozil has scored in back-to-back games for the second time in his career and added an assist tonight. He now has 20 points (2G-18A) in 13 games since returning from the World Juniors.

Tanner Howe scored to extend his point-streak to five games (3G-3A).

Matteo Michels picked up an assist and now has points in back-to-back games (2A) for the second time in his career.

Tye Spencer had two points (2A) to give him four points in his last four games (1G-3A). It was his first multi-point performance since the opening game of the season (September 23) when he scored a pair of goals.

The game only featured three powerplays with the Pats going 1/2 with the advantage and 1/1 killing penalties.

UP NEXT

The Pats conclude their three-game homestand on Wednesday, February 22 when they face-off against the Medicine Hat Tigers with a 7:00 pm puck drop at the Brandt Centre.

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