Warriors Slip Past Pats, 3-2

Sports stats



WHL Regina Pats

Warriors Slip Past Pats, 3-2

March 7, 2025 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Regina Pats News Release


Moose Jaw, Sask. - The Moose Jaw Warriors defeated the Regina Pats 3-2 on Friday night inside the Moose Jaw Events Centre.

The Pats had a 2-1 lead near the end of the second period before Moose Jaw tied it with just over a minute left. Max Finley found the puck in the slot, and snapped a shot on net which went off a Pats defender and in.

In the third, Moose Jaw took advantage of a Pats turnover. Brady Ness was fed the puck in the high slot and he ripped home his first of the season to put the Warriors ahead 3-2.

Warriors' goaltender Matthew Hutchison made 36 saves in the win. Meanwhile, Pats goaltender Ewan Huet made 21 saves in the loss.

FINAL SCORE: Warriors 3, Pats 2

THE GOALS

First Period

1-0: Warriors at 3:58- Nolan Paquette (4), assisted by Lynden Lakovic // Paquette got the puck at the point and his wrist shot snuck through Huet to give the Warriors an early 1-0 lead.

1-1: Pats at 7:31 - Zach Moore (12), assisted by Keets Fawcett & Matt Paranych (PP) // Fawcett's point shot was kicked out by Hutchison where Moore got the loose puck and deposited it past the Warriors netminder to even the contest up at 1-1.

Second Period

2-1: Pats at 7:00 - Cameron Kuzma (4), assisted by Connor Bear // Just as a Pats penalty expired, Kuzma was sprung on a breakaway and he made no mistake burying his fourth of the season to give the Pats their first lead of the game at 2-1.

2-2: Warriors at 18:20 - Max Finley (3), assisted by Riley Thorpe & Landen McFadden // Finley's long shot bounced around and eventually over an outstretched Huet to even the game up at 2-2.

Third Period

3-2: Warriors at 8:48 - Brady Ness (1), assisted by Luke Moroz // The puck got to Ness at the mid point and his wrister beat a screened Huet to restore the Warriors lead at 3-2.

THE STATISTICS

SOG: Regina - 13-13-12-38 | Moose Jaw - 5-10-9-24

PP: Regina - 1/5 | Moose Jaw - 0/3

THE GOALTENDING BATTLE

Regina: Ewan Huet (21 saves / 24 shots)

Moose Jaw: Matthew Hutchison (36 saves / 38 shots)

THE 3 STARS

First: Matthew Hutchison (36 SV) - Warriors

Second: Brady Ness (1G) - Warriors

Third: Matt Paranych (1A) - Pats

JUST NOTES

Zach Moore has scored in back-to-back games, giving him 12 goals on the season which continues to add to his career-high tally Cameron Kuzma scored his fourth of the season and first in 13 games. Matt Paranych picked up an assist giving him points in back-to-back games. He now has three points (1G-2A) in those contests. Keets Fawcett ended a seven game pointless skid with a helper on the Pats' first goal. Connor Bear ended a 19-game pointless drought with a second period assist. The Pats are now 2-4-1 against the Warriors this season with Saturday's contest being the eighth and final matchup. Regina dropped to 15-38-5-3 while Moose Jaw improved to 13-41-5-2.

COMING UP

The Pats and Warriors finish out their eight game schedule against each other on Saturday, March 8th in the Queen City. Get your tickets at ReginaPats.com.

Check out the Regina Pats Statistics

• Discuss this story on the Western Hockey League message board...

Western Hockey League Stories from March 7, 2025


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central