WHL Regina Pats

Warriors End Point-Streak, Defeat the Pats, 10-4

Published on March 20, 2022 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Moose Jaw, Sask. - The Regina Pats (23-28-3-2) fell 10-4 to the Moose Jaw Warriors (34-21-3-2) on Saturday night at Mosaic Place.

The Pats gave up a season high tying 10 goals against, as the Warriors had 10 different goal scorers. The Pats gave up four unanswered goals to start the game and were never able to erase anything more than a three goal deficit, giving up three more in the second and another three in the third.

The Pats flip flopped between goaltenders, trying to get something going, as Matthew Kieper started the game, and later replaced Drew Sim in the third after Sim came in for Kieper late in the first, but only lasted one full period.

Their streak of five straight games without a regulation loss comes to an end, falling out of eighth in the Eastern Conference standings after wins from Swift Current and Prince Albert this evening.

Connor Bedard scored his 41st of the season, while extending his point-streak to 20 straight games, which is now the longest in the WHL, and two back of tying the longest by a Pat' in internet era (since 1996-97) as Adam Brooks and Blake Evans had 22 game point-streaks.

Cole Dubinsky scored for a fifth straight contest, tying a career high which was set earlier this season. Braxton Whitehead scored a late goal for the Pats, as four of his eight goals this year have come over his last nine games. Tye Spencer also finished with two points (1G-1A).

Zack Stringer left the game late in the first and did not return.

THE GOALS

1st Period

MJ 1-0 at 3:45 - Martin Rysavy (7), unassisted // Rysavy stripped the puck away from Pats forward Zack Stringer in the Warriors zone, and went off on a breakaway, cleaning up his own rebound after his initial shot was stopped, opening the scoring.

MJ 2-0 at 13:43 - Ryder Korczak (21), assisted by Eric Alarie & Denton Mateychuk // Eric Alarie fed a cross ice pass to the left circle where Korczak was left all alone and made no mistake, firing the puck low blocker to extend the lead.

MJ 3-0 at 14:41 - Daemon Hunt (17), assisted by Jagger Firkus & Denton Mateychuk (PP) // After a solid cycle by the Warriors on the power play, they go low to high, finding Hunt at the line where his slapshot redirects off Matthew Kieper and into net.

MJ 4-0 at 16:53 - Atley Calvert (14), assisted by Daemon Hunt & Robert Baco // Hunt's low bad angle shot was stopped in the butterfly by Drew Sim, but just as he thought he had it covered, Calvert snuck in and jammed it home.

REG 1-4 at 17:37 - Tye Spencer (7), unassisted // Tye Spencer takes advantage of a cross ice pass to Majid Kaddoura in the Warriors zone, poking it off his stick and trough the legs of Carl Tetachuk, getting the Pats back in it.

Second Period

MJ 5-1 at 1:23 - Calder Anderson (3), assisted by Lucas Brenton // Brenton's stretch pass found Anderson behind the Pats defence, roofing a wrist shot into the top corner to regain their four goal lead.

MJ 6-1 at 2:55 - Robert Baco (12), unassisted // Baco stripped Pats defenceman Luke Bateman of the puck inside the attacking line and went off on a breakaway, beating Sim with a low backhander for the Warriors second unassisted goal of the night.

MJ 7-1 at 11:02 - Majid Kaddoura (5), assisted by Riley Niven & Denton Mateychuk // With the Warriors once again working their cycle in the Pats end, Kaddoura tees off from the right point, as his one timer hits the top right corner after a screen in front of the Pats net.

REG 2-7 at 16:46 - Cole Dubinsky (18), assisted by Tye Spencer & Stanislav Svozil (PP) // Extends his goal-streak to five straight, letting a cannon go from the right circle, with no chance for Tetachuk, finding the top right corner on a great setup by Spencer on the man-advantage.

Third Period

MJ 8-2 at 1:28 - Eric Alarie (19), assisted by Denton Mateychuk & Martin Rysavy // Alarie finishes off a three on two opportunity, as Mateychuk sets it up from below the left circle, playing the puck into the mid slot where it's snapped home.

MJ 9-2 at 8:49 - Brayden Yager (32), assisted by Jagger Firkus & Denton Mateychuk (PP) // The Warriors finish off a quick tick-tac-toe play going high to low and in front, as Yager grabs his rookie leading 32nd of the season.

MJ 10-2 at 10:25 - Jagger Firkus (33), assisted by Ryder Korczak & Denton Mateychuk (PP) // His team leading 33rd of the season was setup after Mateychuk's initial shot was blocked, as Korczak found it at the right circle before feeding it across for Firkus below the left dot who made no mistake with the empty net opportunity.

REG 3-10 at 14:31 - Braxton Whitehead (8) scores. Assists: #11 Stanislav Svozil // Svozil's long pass finds Whitehead high in the neutral zone, where he cleans up his own rebound after his initial shot was blocked, sneaking through Tetachuk.

FINAL: Warriors 10 | Pats 4

STATISTICS

SOG: REG - 45 | MJ - 33

PP: REG - 1/4 | MJ - 3/4

Face-Offs: REG - 34 | MJ - 33

GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Matthew Kieper got the start, but after allowing three goals on nine shots was pulled late in the first for Drew Sim who just lasted 25:19, allowing four goals on 16 shots before being swapped for Kieper for the start of the third, as he stopped 11 of 17 over 34:41 in this game.

Moose Jaw: Carl Tetachuk recorded his 27th win of the season, allowing four goals on 45 shots, while turning aside 16 of 17 in the third period.

THEY SAID IT

Assistant Coach Brad Herauf: "I thought we were playing well. They scored three goals on nine shots, then four goals on 12 shots and five goals on 15 shots. I liked the way we played. I liked the way our five-on-five game was going. I didn't like how we managed the puck at times. I thought for the first 25 minutes of the game, even though the score wasn't great, I thought we were taking the play, and holding the play, and implementing our game plan."

UP NEXT

The Pats next game is in Swift Current on Tuesday, March 22.

Their next home game is Saturday, March 26 against the Brandon Wheat Kings.

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