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Rebels Controversial Goal Holds up in 6-4 Win over Pats

February 27, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Red Deer, Alta. - The Regina Pats turned a 2-0 deficit into a 4-3 advantage against the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday night thanks to a four-goal second period, but they lost the contest 6-4 after a controversial goal from Ben King held up as the game-winner.

Scoring in the second period for the Pats were Connor Bedard, Ryker Evans, Zane Rowan and Adam McNutt.

The Rebels tied the game 4-4 midway through the third period, and two and a half minutes later they took the lead. Both goals came on the power play. The go-ahead 5-4 goal was reviewed, as it didn't appear the puck completely crossed the goal line, but it was upheld because the call on the ice was a legal goal.

Bedard increased his point streak to 11 games, during which he has scored 13 goals and added 11 assists for 24 points. His 62 points are tied for 11th in the Western H0ckey League and his 33 goals are tied for sixth. Evans also continued his hot play, registering a goal and an assist. He now has 52 points this season, which ranks third amongst all WHL defencemen.

Regina was out-shot 39-22 in the game. They went 1-for-3 on the power play on Friday, and the Rebels went 2-for-4 on their man advantage.

THE GOALS

1st Period

RD 1-0 at 6:14 - Jace Isley (11), assisted by Talon Brigley and Jayden Grubbe // Isley found the loose puck at the top of the right circle and quickly fired a snap shot past Sim for the game's opening goal.

RD 2-0 at 16:54 - Kai Uchacz (10), assisted by Kalan Lind and Blake Gustafson // Uchacz put home his own rebound in front to extend Red Deer's lead to 2-0.

2nd Period

REG 1-2 at 1:17 - Connor Bedard (33), unassisted (PPG) // Just seconds after hammering a one-timer off the post, Bedard got the puck back at the top of the left circle and snapped one past the glove of Chase Coward to cut the Rebels' lead in half.

REG 2-2 at 8:26 - Ryker Evans (13), assisted by Connor Bedard and Tanner Howe // Bedard gained the offensive zone on the left side and stopped up, then fed a rink-wide pass for Evans who had joined the rush. Evans ripped it past Coward from the right circle to tie the game.

REG 3-2 at 11:09 - Zane Rowan (4), assisted by Layton Feist and Ryker Evans // Feist fed the puck to the net from the left point and Rowan swiped home the rebound for his second goal in two nights.

RD 3-3 at 18:01 - Ben King (40), assisted by Jace Isley // King stuffed the puck in from the side of the goal late in the second period.

REG 4-3 at 19:25 - Adam McNutt (2), assisted by Stanislav Svozil //Svozil intercepted the puck in the neutral zone and carried it down the right wing, before centering a backhand pass to McNutt, who backhanded it past Coward.

3rd Period

RD 4-4 at 10:14 - Liam Keeler (22), assisted by Ben King and Arshdeep Bains (PPG) // Keeler put home the rebound on the backhand after a shot from King on the power play.

RD 5-4 at 12:44 - Ben King (41), assisted by Arshdeep Bains and Christoffer Sedoff (PPG)// Bains took a shot from the high slot on the power play that ricocheted off the end boards and landed at the side of the goal. Following the bounce off the ends boards, King kicked the puck off the post and it landed under Sim, who was then pushed into the goal as the net came off. The play was reviewed, but eventually called a good call.

RD 6-4 at 19:42 - Arshdeep Bains (26), unassisted (ENG) // Bains intercepted the puck high in his own zone and skated the other way for the empty net marker.

FINAL: Pats 4 | Rebels 6

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 22 | RD - 39

PP: REG - 1/3 | RD - 2/4

Face-Offs: REG - 25 | RD - 37

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Drew Sim made 33 saves and 38 shots.

Red Deer: Chase Coward allowed four goals on 22 shots.

THEY SAID IT

Pats Assistant Coach Brad Herauf on the strong second period: "They're a big, strong team. They've got a style of hockey that kind of contrasts to what we are right now with the lineup we have, so they implemented their game plan right away. I think when we started skating and winning puck races, I think we started turning the game more into our style."

Herauf on the third period: "I thought we started out really well [in the third]. I thought the first 10 minutes we carried most of the play. I thought we played the game that we wanted to play against them. We wanted to keep them skating. We didn't want to sit back on them and that's exactly what we did for the first 10 minutes [of the third]...

Herauf on the controversial game-winning-goal: "[The referee] thought the puck crossed the line on the ice. So he guessed at that, because clearly on the replay it didn't cross the line, so they went upstairs and it was inconclusive because the puck didn't cross the line because it was underneath [Sim]...but since it was called on the ice it was a goal, they can't reverse that."

3 STARS

Ben King - RD - 2G, 1A, 7 SOG

Connor Bedard - REG - 1G, 1A, 5 SOG

Christoffer Sedoff - RD - 1A, 2 SOG

UP NEXT

The Pats wrap up their three-game road trip on Sunday in Calgary against the Hitmen. Their next home game is Friday, March 4 against the Rebels, in the #TalkToday game presented by RE/MAX in support of mental health.

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