WHL Regina Pats

Special Teams the Difference as Canes Top Pats in OT

Published on March 5, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Regina, Sask. - The Regina Pats allowed three power plays goals, including the game-winner, in their 5-4 overtime loss to the Lethbridge Hurricanes on home ice on Saturday night.

Hurricanes forward Justin Hall scored the overtime winner on the man advantage 1:50 into the extra frame to give the visitors the extra point. Jett Jones netted two goals for Lethbridge, with Corson Hopwo and Ty Nash scoring the other goals.

For the Pats, the line of Connor Bedard, Tanner Howe and Tye Spencer combined for three goals - one each. Braxton Whitehead also potted a goal at even-strength.

While the Pats three power play goals against was the biggest reason for the defeat, another contributing factor was their own power play, which went 0-for-7.

Bedard did increase his point streak to 15 games with another two points. He has 31 points (14G-17A) during that span.

The shots on goal in the contest favoured the Pats 35-27.

By picking up a point, the Pats are now just three points out of the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference, currently held by Calgary (47 points). The Broncos lost to Medicine Hat on Friday. However, the Pats were passed by Prince Albert, who beat Winnipeg.

THE GOALS

1st Period

REG 1-0 at 3:42 - Connor Bedard (34), assisted by Tye Spencer // Howe forced a turnover in the right corner of the offensive zone, allowing Spencer to hop on the puck and centre it quickly for Bedard, who whipped it past Thomson.

REG 2-0 at 13:40 - Braxton Whitehead (6), assisted by Luke Bateman and Stanislav Svozil // Whitehead tipped Bateman's shot from the left point to the top corner.

2nd Period

REG 3-0 at 4:37 - Tye Spencer (6), assisted by Layton Feist and Tanner Howe // Spencer was the one to get a deflection this time, after Feist threw a low shot to the net.

LET 1-3 at 7:34 - Corson Hopwo (10), assisted by Joe Arntsen and Liekit Reichle (PPG) // Hopwo sniped a shot on the power play from the top of the left circle.

LET 2-3 at 12:07 - Ty Nash (17) // Nash carried the puck to the high slot and fired a wrist shot past the glove of Sim.

REG 4-2 at 18:12 - Tanner Howe (23), assisted by Connor Bedard // Bedard began the odd-man rush down the left side and waited for the lane to open up down the middle, and when it did, he hit Howe with a pass, who then cradled it to his backhand and roofed it past Thomson.

3rd Period

LET 3-4 at 1:13 - Jett Jones (15), assisted by Yegor Klavdiev and Alex Thacker (PPG) // Under two minutes into the third period, the Canes converted on an odd-man rush on the power play, with Klavdiev feeding a pass across to Jones.

LET 4-4 at 19:21 - Jett Jones (16), assisted by Alex Thacker and Yegor Klavdiev // With the net empty, Jones banged home the game-tying-goal off a backdoor feed from Thacker.

Overtime

LET 5-4 at 1:50 - Justin Hall (29), assisted by Alex Thacker and Yegor Klavdiev (PPG) // Hall put home yet another Thacker pass, this time with the game on the line.

FINAL: Pats 4 | Hurricanes 5 (OT)

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 35 | LET - 27

PP: REG - 0/7 | LET - 3/5

Face-Offs: REG - 31 | LET - 34

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Drew Sim allowed five goals on 27 shots.

Lethbridge: Bryan Thomson allowed four goals on 35 shots.

THEY SAID IT

Pats Assistant Coach Brad Herauf: "I thought 5-on-5 we carried the play for most of the time. I thought a lot of those power pays we were working for them - we got the power plays through our work, but as soon as we got the power play, we stopped working. They completely out-willed us on their penalty kill. They were blocking shots, they were hungrier than us. We had guys standing around watching, thinking it was going to be an easy game because of 5-on-5 was going our way. We completely took our foot off the pedal and that hurt us...I just think it's karma. We didn't deserve it. Flat out. They were outworking us. Yeah we had chances, yeah we had a couple good looks, but it's not going to go in when it's a bad shot here, a ricochet there, we have to work for those opportunities and tonight we were outworked."

3 STARS

Justin Hall - LET: OT Winner, 2 SOG

Jett Jones - LET: 2G, 3 SOG

Tye Spencer - REG: 1G, 1A, 5 SOG

UP NEXT

The Pats next game is a rematch against the Lethbridge Hurricanes, also at home, set for Friday, March 11. The Pats will then host Calgary on Saturday, March 12. For tickets, click here.

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