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Sim Stymies Giants in 3-0 Pats' Win

November 26, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Langley, B.C. - Drew Sim was the story for the Regina Pats as he made 47 saves as the Pats defeated the Vancouver Giants 3-0 in the club's first game played in British Columbia since November of 2018. A packed house at the Langley Events Centre saw their former netminder Drew Sim collect his second shutout of the season and third of his career for the visitors.

Borya Valis, Tanner Howe, and Sam Oremba scored for the victorious Pats.

Jesper Vikman was also strong in the Giants' net as he stopped 32 of 35 shots in the losing cause.

THE GOALS

First Period

REG 1-0 at 12:47 - Borya Vails (10), assisted by Stanislav Svozil and Alexander Suzdalev (PP) // It was a pretty stretch pass from Svozil to the Giants blueline for Valis who got past the defender and broke in alone, outwaited Jesper Vikman, pulled a nice deke and buried the powerplay marker to give the Pats a 1-0 lead.

Second Period

REG 2-0 at 3:57 - Tanner Howe (11), assisted by Borya Valis and Connor Bedard // Bedard carried the puck deep into the Giants zone and sent a pass to Valis who had trouble corralling the puck. The puck was directed out to the front of the net where the Giants defenceman tried to pick it up, and Howe chipped it away from him and past Vikman to give the Pats a 2-0 lead early in the second period.

Third Period

REG 3-0 at 8:56 - Sam Oremba (3), assisted by Tye Spencer and Tanner Brown // Spencer made a nice move to get the puck deep past a Giants defender, Oremba grabbed the loose puck and chipped it through Vikman to give the Pats a 3-0 lead halfway through the final frame.

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 18-13-4-35 | VAN - 16-15-16-47

PP: REG - 1/2 | VAN - 0/5

Face-Offs: REG - 24 | VAN - 36

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Drew Sim (47 shots/47 saves)

Vancouver: Jesper Vikman (35 shots/32 saves)

3 STARS

First: Sim (47-save shutout) - Pats

Second: Ostapchuk (8 shots) - Giants

Third: Valis (1G-1A) - Pats

NOTES

Connor Bedard played in his 100th career game in his hometown.

Connor Bedard extended his point streak to a career-high 22 games (19G-30A-49PTS) with an assist. He now has 27 points (9G-18A) over his last 10 games, nine of which have been multi-point outings.

20-year-old Riley Ginnell made his Pat debut and became the 1,249th skater in franchise history to play a regular-season or playoff game. He took a tripping minor in the second period to get on the scoresheet.

Alexander Suzdalev extended his point streak to nine games (6G-11A-17PTS) with an assist.

Stanislav Svozil continued his point-per-game pace picking up an assist. He is now up to 20 points (3G-17A) in 20 games on the backend.

The last time the Pats played the Giants in B.C. was just over four years ago on November 16, 2018, a 10-4 Giants victory.

UP NEXT

The Pats make the trek to Victoria to play the Royals on Saturday, November 26 in game two of their West Coast trip. Puck drop at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena is set for 8:05 p.m. Saskatchewan time.

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