RECAP: Pats Fall 2-1 in OT to Saskatoon Saturday

The Regina Pats wrapped up their busy week with a 2-1 overtime loss to the Saskatoon Blades Saturday night at the Brandt Centre. Robbie Holmes gave the Pats an early 1-0 lead with his first of the season but Logan Flodell shut down the Regina offence from there. Gage Ramsay tied the game for Saskatoon in the second and after a scoreless third, the two clubs went to overtime. 35 seconds in, Jesse Shynkaruk potted his 10th to give the Blades the extra point, 2-1 the final score. Flodell stopped 39 of 40 shots for Saskatoon while Tyler Brown made 29 stops on 31 shots in the defeat. Regina exits the weekend with a 21-2-6-0 record, and were 4-0-2-0 in the six games in eight days stretch. The Pats are off until Friday when they visit the Moose Jaw Warriors at 7 p.m. on 620 CKRM.

Scoring Summary
First Period
Regina – Robbie Holmes (1) from Luc Smith and Bryan Lockner – 1:32.

Second Period
Saskatoon – Gage Ramsay (4) from Jake Kustra and Mark Rubinchik – 17:44.

Third Period
NO SCORE

Overtime
Saskatoon – Jesse Shynkaruk (10) from Libor Hajek and Braylon Shmyr – 0:35.

Shots on Goal
Regina 13-13-14-0-(40)   Saskatoon 12-8-10-1-(31)

Powerplays
Regina 0/1      Saskatoon 0/4

Quick Hits
– The Pats finished their busy week of six games in eight days with a 4-0-2-0 record.
– The Pats record against the East Division is now 7-0-2-0 on the year.
– All three of Robbie Holmes goals in the WHL have come against Saskatoon.

What’s Next?
The Pats return to action Friday in Moose Jaw against the Warriors at 7 p.m. on 620 CKRM. The Pats return to the Brandt Centre Saturday in a rematch with Moose Jaw at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at reginapats.com or at the Brandt Centre Box Office.