WHL Regina Pats

Pats Take on Dubinsky and the Cougars

Published on December 2, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Prince George, B.C. - The Regina Pats play the fifth game of their six game Western Canada road trip tonight at the CN Centre at 9:00 p.m. Sask. time against the Prince George Cougars.

The Regina Pats are coming off a 9-3 loss to the Kamloops Blazers on Wednesday for their first loss of this road trip, as their three game winning-streak came to an end. The Pats trailed 2-1 after one but allowed seven goals in the second period, which turned out to be the difference. Connor Bedard scored twice in a three point effort while Alexander Suzdalev also found the back of the net and Stanislav Svozil tallied two assists. The final shots were 36-33 for the Pats. Regina was 2-3 on their power play and 5-7 on the penalty kill.

Meanwhile, the Prince George Cougars are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday. Riley Heidt scored his 13th of the season, which was an unassisted goal for the Cougars, tying the game at one in the second. The Blazers would counter with three more goals. The final shots were 35-28 for Prince George. The Cougars were 0-5 on the power play and 2-3 on the penalty kill.

The Cougars went 7-4-0-0 in 11 contests in the month of November, outscoring their opponents 56-to-41 over that stretch. The Cougars have gone 7-6-0-0 inside the CN Centre this season versus their 8-3-0-0 road record.

Match Up

Regina Prince George

Team Record 12-12-1-1 - 26 points 13-10-0-0 - 26 points

Division Ranking 4th East 2nd B.C.

Conference Ranking 7th Eastern 5th Western

League Ranking 12th 11th

Past 10 Games 5-4-1-0 7-3-0-0

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

Last Game 9-3 L @ Kamloops (Nov 30 2022) Final 4-1 L vs Kamloops (Nov 26 2022) Final

Home Record 5-5-0-1 5-7-0-0

Away Record 7-7-1-0 8-3-0-0

GF 99 98

GA 105 83

PP (Overall) (29/108) 26.9% (30/109) 27.5%

PP (Home) (12/46) 26.1% (11/57) 19.3%

PP (Away) (17/62) 27.4% (19/52) 36.5%

PK (Overall) (31/124) 75.0% (21/90) 76.7%

PK (Home) (8/46) 82.6% (14/51) 72.5%

PK (Away) (23/78) 70.5% (7/39) 82.1%

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

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

Leading Rookie Suzdalev (15-15-30) Becher (5-7-12)

Most PIM Vaughan - 39 Eastman - 38

Team PIM/GM 15.0/Game 13.4/Game

Leading Scorers Bedard (24-33-57) Ziemmer (15-21-36)

Howe (16-19-35) Heidt (13-23-36)

Suzdalev (15-15-30) Thornton (7-23-30)

Svozil (4-26-30) Wheatcroft (17-12-29)

Valis (11-13-24) Dubinsky (8-10-18)

Last 5 Games 9-3 L @ Kamloops (Nov 30 2022) Final 4-1 L vs Kamloops (Nov 26 2022) Final

6-5 W @ Kelowna (Nov 29 2022) Final OT 5-2 W vs Moose Jaw (Nov 23 2022) Final

9-5 W @ Victoria (Nov 26 2022) Final 5-2 W @ Victoria (Nov 19 2022) Final

3-0 W @ Vancouver (Nov 25 2022) Final 9-1 W @ Victoria (Nov 18 2022) Final

5-2 L @ Winnipeg (Nov 19 2022) Final 6-4 W vs Vancouver (Nov 13 2022) Final

Leading After 1st 9-1-1-0 8-1-0-0

Leading After 2nd 10-0-0-0 10-0-0-0

Tied After 1st 2-2-0-0 4-1-0-0

Tied After 2nd 2-4-0-0 3-1-0-0

Trailing After 1st 1-9-0-1 1-8-0-0

Trailing After 2nd 0-8-1-1 0-9-0-0

Out Shooting Opponents 6-6-0-1 7-4-0-0

Out Shot by Opponents 5-6-1-0 6-5-0-0

1 Goal Games 4-3-1-1 3-3-0-0

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

3 Goal Games 4-5-0-0 4-3-0-0

WHERE TO WATCH/LISTEN

Radio: 620ckrm.com

Stream: WHL Live

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

The Pats are 19-11-1-1-1 vs. the Cougars, all-time, going 14-2-1-0-0 at home and 5-9-0-1-1 on the road.

It's the Pats first matchup against the Cougars since Jan. 8, 2020 when Regina hosted Prince George at the Brandt Centre, defeating the Cougars 5-4 in a shootout. The last time the Pats faced off against the Cougars at the CN Centre in Prince George, Regina fell 5-3 on Nov. 23, 2018. The Pats have dropped their last two road meetings against the Cougars.

HEADLINES

The Pats are 3-1-0-0 on their Western Canada road trip with two more games remaining on it. Over the Pats last four games, they have an even goal differential (19GF-19GA).

Connor Bedard extended his point-streak to 25 straight games as his previous career-high was 22 set last year. He's also recorded a multi-point game in 11 of his last 13 contests with 35 points (14G-21A) during that time. He also has goals in seven of his last 10 contests (11G).

For a second straight month, Pats forward Connor Bedard was named the McSweeney's WHL Player of the Month for the month of November, recording 28 points (11G-17A)...he posted nine multi-point games in November including a five-point effort Nov. 9 versus the Edmonton Oil Kings while he also registered a hat-trick as part of a four-point night Nov. 26 at Victoria.

Tonight will also be the one and only time that former Pat' Cole Dubinsky will face off against his former team...the Ardrossan, Alta. product played parts of six seasons with the Pats from 2017-2022.

BY THE NUMBERS

57: Number of points (24G-33A) in 26 games for Pats captain Connor Bedard leads the WHL, while his 24 goals are first, and his 33 assists are also first...the North Vancouver, BC product also leads the WHL in power play points (23).

32.6: Shooting percentage for Alexander Suzdalev this season is first in the WHL (15-for-46)...the Washington Capitals 2021 third-round pick had has points in 11 of his last 12 games (9G-12A-21PTS)...his 11 power play goals are first in the WHL.

163: Shots on net in 26 games this season for Connor Bedard leads the WHL, as he is averaging 6.26 per-game, while he averaged 5.25 shots on net per game last year, with 326 shots in 62 games, leading the league.

6: Six game point-streak (2G-12A-14PTS) for Stanislav Svozil heading into tonight's action...the Columbus Blue Jackets 2021 third-round pick is tied for second amongst all WHL defencemen in points with 30 (4G-26A) while first in assists...he is also second amongst all skaters in assists.

8: Goals for Borya Valis over his last 11 contests, as he has scored in six of his last 11 games with eight goals and seven assists for 15 points during that time...Valis had his three game point-streak end on Wednesday in Kamloops (2G-4A).

22: Power play goals for the Regina Pats over their last 14 contests, having scored at least one power play marker in 14 straight games...during that time, the Pats man-advantage has gone 22-for-61, running at 36.0%...overall, the Pats power play is 5th in the WHL at 26.9%.

COMING UP

5:00 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 4 - Regina Pats (12-12-1-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (4-21-1-0)

7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9 - Regina Pats (12-12-1-1) at Prince Albert Raiders (10-13-2-0)

7:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 - Calgary Hitmen (12-6-3-1) at Regina Pats (12-12-1-1)

7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9 - Regina Pats (12-12-1-1) at Winnipeg ICE (22-3-0-0)

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