PREVIEW: Pats End Mini Alberta Trip Today vs. Hitmen
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats finish off their two game Alberta road trip today at 3:00 p.m., Sask. time against the Calgary Hitmen.
The Pats enter tonight’s game with a 16-23-4-2 record with 38 points, sitting in 10th in the Eastern Conference __ points back of the eighth and final playoff spot. The Hitmen are tied for eighth in the East with 44 points, holding a 19-18-5-1 record this season.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
Today’s matchup between the Pats and Hitmen is considered a “four point” game, as the Pats trail the Hitmen by six points in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Pats are coming off a 6-1 loss on Friday at the hands of the Lethbridge Hurricanes to begin the trip. Sam Oremba scored the Pats only goal which came early in the second period to bring the Pats to within one, trailing 2-1. The Hurricanes would respond with four straight goals to take it 6-1, as the season series ends 2-2. The Pats swapped goaltenders throughout the game, with Kelton Pyne playing the first 43:52 (4GA-28SH) and Ewan Huet playing the final 16:08 (2GA-12SH). The final shots were 40-20 for the Hurricanes. The Pats were 1-2 on their power play and 3-4 on their penalty kill.
The Pats are 3-4 over their last seven games, and have points in four of their last seven road games coming into this afternoon’s tilt.
Meanwhile, the Hitmen are coming off their second straight victory, as they defeated the Brandon Wheat Kings 8-0 on Friday inside the Saddledome. Alex Garrett made 33 saves for his first career shutout while 13 different players on Calgary had at least a point. Seven Hitmen players had multi-point games; Maxim Muranov (2G-1A), Ben Kindel (2G), Carter Yakemchuk (3A), Ethan Moore (1G-1A), Carson Wetsch (1G-1A), Oliver Tulk (1G-1A) and Aleksey Chichkin (2A).
The final shots were 39-33 for Calgary. The Wheat Kings went 0-5 on their power play and the Hitmen went 1-4 on their power play.
Since January 5, the Hitmen are 6-1 over their last seven games, outscoring their opponents 40-to-19. Today’s game will be the final game of their seven game homestand. They will play two on the road before coming home for four.
MATCH UP
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Regina |
Calgary |
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| Team Record | 16-23-4-2 — 38 points | 19-18-5-1 — 44 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th East | 5th Central |
| Conference Ranking | 10th Eastern | 9th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 18th | 15th |
| Past 10 Games | 3-6-1-0 | 6-2-2-0 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 6-1 L @ Lethbridge (Jan 26 2024) Final | 8-0 W vs Brandon (Jan 26 2024) Final |
| Home Record | 13-9-2-1 | 14-6-1-1 |
| Away Record | 3-14-2-1 | 5-12-4-0 |
| GF | 139 | 168 |
| GA | 187 | 152 |
| PP (Overall) | (30/150) 20.0% | (36/169) 21.3% |
| PP (Home) | (16/82) 19.5% | (20/91) 22.0% |
| PP (Away) | (14/68) 20.6% | (16/78) 20.5% |
| PK (Overall) | (45/201) 77.6% | (42/180) 76.7% |
| PK (Home) | (23/109) 78.9% | (22/94) 76.6% |
| PK (Away) | (22/92) 76.1% | (20/86) 76.7% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (1/5) 20% | (1/4) 25% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (1/4) 75% | (1/5) 80% |
| Leading Rookie | Temple (4-7-11) | Kindel (9-26-35) |
| Most PIM | Barnett – 50 | Yakemchuk – 80 |
| Team PIM/GM | 11.9/Game | 14.2/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Howe (22-31-53) | Tulk (25-24-49) |
| Whitehead (11-18-29) | Yakemchuk (18-27-45) | |
| Oremba (11-17-28) | Kindel (9-26-35) | |
| Spencer (13-13-26) | Wetsch (15-19-34) | |
| Gibson (2-19-21) | Fawcett (12-18-30) | |
| Last 5 Games | 6-1 L @ Lethbridge (Jan 26 2024) Final | 8-0 W vs Brandon (Jan 26 2024) Final |
| 5-4 W vs Medicine Hat (Jan 20 2024) Final OT | 5-4 W vs Prince Albert (Jan 21 2024) Final OT | |
| 6-2 L vs Lethbridge (Jan 19 2024) Final | 4-3 L vs Saskatoon (Jan 19 2024) Final | |
| 6-1 L @ Saskatoon (Jan 14 2024) Final | 6-4 W vs Tri-City (Jan 14 2024) Final | |
| 4-3 W vs Prince Albert (Jan 13 2024) Final | 7-4 W vs Spokane (Jan 12 2024) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 6-3-1-1 | 13-2-1-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 10-2-1-0 | 15-2-2-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 5-4-1-0 | 3-2-2-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 1-1-2-0 | 1-2-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 5-16-2-1 | 3-14-2-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 5-20-1-2 | 3-14-2-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 5-5-2-0 | 14-8-4-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 10-18-1-2 | 5-9-1-0 |
| 1 Goal Games | 7-4-4-2 | 7-8-5-1 |
| 2 Goal Games | 6-7-0-0 | 1-4-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 1-3-0-0 | 4-5-0-0 |
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Today marks the second of four meetings between the Pats and Hitmen. Last season, the Pats went 3-1 against the Hitmen (20GF-16GA), going 2-0 at home and 1-1 on the road. In the 2021-22 season, Regina went 2-1-2-1 in six games against Calgary, going 2-0-0-1 at home and 0-1-2-0 on the road. The Pats are 6-5-4 against the Hitmen over their last 15 meetings.
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. CALGARY
| Date | Away | Home | Time | Result |
| October 11 | Calgary | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 5-4 |
| January 28 | Regina | Calgary | 7:00 p.m. MST | |
| February 7 | Regina | Calgary | 7:00 p.m. MST | |
| February 19 | Calgary | Regina | 2:00 p.m. CST |
The Pats are 52-51-2-6-3 vs. the Hitmen, all-time. They are 26-30-0-2-0 at home & 22-31-1-3-0 on the road.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Jan 31 – Regina Pats (16-23-4-2) at Saskatoon Blades (31-9-2-3)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Feb 2 – Swift Current Broncos (22-18-2-2) at Regina Pats (16-23-4-2)
- 4:00 p.m., Sunday, Feb 4 – Red Deer Rebels (27-13-1-4) at Regina Pats (16-23-4-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Feb 6 – Regina Pats (16-23-4-2) at Medicine Hat Tigers (28-14-3-1)
