PREVIEW: Pats Battle Blades On The Road
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats jump on the road today as they travel to Saskatoon to take on the Blades at 4:00 p.m., inside the SaskTel Centre.
The Pats come into this contest with a 9-7-1 record and 19 points, tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Blades enter 10-5-0 with 20 points, tied for second in the East.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
The Pats snapped their two game losing-streak with a 6-1 win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday, finishing their four game homestand 2-2. Borya Valis (2G-1A), Parker Berge (1G-2A) and Sam Oremba (2G) led the way offensively in the victory, while nine different players gathered at least a point. Zane Rowan scored his first of the season and Ewan Huet made 33 saves for his fifth win of the season.
The Pats look to continue their success against the Blades today as The Regiment is coming off a 5-3 win over Saskatoon on October 27, improving their record to 2-1 against the Blades.
Meanwhile, the Saskatoon Blades enter this afternoon’s game with a two game winning-streak as they are coming off a 5-3 win over the Prince George Cougars on Friday after they beat the Prince Albert Raiders 7-2 on the road on Thursday.
Friday, the Blades got off to a hot start, leading 4-0 midway through the second stanza. The Cougars would pull themselves to within two, but that’s as close as they would get. Charlie Wright, Misha Volotovskii, Tyler Parr, Rowan Calvert (1G-1A) and Egor Sidorov would score for the Blades while Trevor Wong chipped in with three assists. Austin Elliott made 26 saves for his eighth victory of the season.
The final shots were 29-23 for the Cougars. Prince George went 2-4 on their power play while the Blades went 0-4 on their power play.
Despite the two straight wins, the Blades are 2-3 over their last five games.
MATCH UP
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Regina |
Saskatoon |
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| Team Record | 9-7-1-0 — 19 points | 10-5-0-0 — 20 points |
| Division Ranking | 3rd East | 1st East |
| Conference Ranking | 5th Eastern | 2nd Eastern |
| League Ranking | 9th | 5th |
| Past 10 Games | 6-4-0-0 | 7-3-0-0 |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 6-1 W vs Brandon (Nov 3 2023) Final | 5-3 W vs Prince George (Nov 3 2023) Final |
| Home Record | 7-3-1-0 | 5-1-0-0 |
| Away Record | 2-4-0-0 | 5-4-0-0 |
| GF | 58 | 52 |
| GA | 57 | 34 |
| PP (Overall) | (11/61) 18.0% | (15/63) 23.8% |
| PP (Home) | (5/34) 14.7% | (7/31) 22.6% |
| PP (Away) | (6/27) 22.2% | (8/32) 25.0% |
| PK (Overall) | (15/88) 83.0% | (8/47) 83.0% |
| PK (Home) | (8/54) 85.2% | (3/21) 85.7% |
| PK (Away) | (7/34) 79.4% | (5/26) 80.8% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (1/6) 16.7% | (4/17) 23.5% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (4/17) 76.5% | (1/6) 83.3% |
| Leading Rookie | Temple (4-2-6) | Barcik (0-3-3) |
| Most PIM | Vaughan – 29 | Lisowsky – 18 |
| Team PIM/GM | 13.2/Game | 8.9/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Howe (9-13-22) | Wong (4-18-22) |
| Berge (4-14-18) | Lisowsky (9-9-18) | |
| Valis (5-8-13) | Sidorov (10-7-17) | |
| Whitehead (7-5-12) | Molendyk (4-12-16) | |
| Spencer (4-7-11) | Wright (1-8-9) | |
| Last 5 Games | 6-1 W vs Brandon (Nov 3 2023) Final | 5-3 W vs Prince George (Nov 3 2023) Final |
| 4-1 L vs Prince Albert (Nov 1 2023) Final | 7-2 W @ Prince Albert (Nov 2 2023) Final | |
| 4-0 L vs Prince George (Oct 29 2023) Final | 2-1 L @ Brandon (Oct 28 2023) Final | |
| 5-3 W vs Saskatoon (Oct 27 2023) Final | 5-3 L @ Regina (Oct 27 2023) Final | |
| 2-1 L @ Swift Current (Oct 22 2023) Final | 3-1 L vs Moose Jaw (Oct 24 2023) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 4-1-0-0 | 5-1-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 7-1-0-0 | 9-0-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 2-1-1-0 | 5-2-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 1-0-1-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 3-5-0-0 | 0-2-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 1-6-0-0 | 1-4-0-0 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 3-2-0-0 | 5-3-0-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 5-5-0-0 | 5-2-0-0 |
| 1 Goal Games | 3-2-1-0 | 3-2-0-0 |
| 2 Goal Games | 4-2-0-0 | 4-2-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 0-1-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (2-1-0-0)
Today will be the fourth of eight meetings this season between the Pats and Blades, with the Pats leading the season series 2-1. Last season, the Blades went 4-2 in six matchups, outscoring the Pats 23-to-18 in those contests. On the flip side, the Pats went 2-2 in the second-half of the season against the Blades, outscoring them 15-14 over those last four contests. Regina and Saskatoon played in the post-season for the first time since 2006.
Over the Pats last seven regular season contests against the Blades, the group is 4-3.
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. SASKATOON
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| September 23 | Regina | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 5-1 |
| October 7 | Saskatoon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 6-1 |
| October 27 | Regina | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 5-3 |
| November 5 | Saskatoon | Regina | 4:00 p.m. CST | |
| November 8 | Regina | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 5 | Regina | Saskatoon | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 14 | Saskatoon | Regina | 4:00 p.m. CST | |
| January 31 | Saskatoon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST |
For the regular season, the Pats will play the Blades eight times.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov 8 Saskatoon Blades (10-5-0-0) at Regina Pats (9-7-1-0)
- 3:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov 11 Regina Pats (9-7-1-0) at Brandon Wheat Kings (7-7-3-1)
- 4:00 p.m., Sunday, Nov 12 Brandon Wheat Kings (7-7-3-1) at Regina Pats (9-7-1-0)
- 4:00 p.m., Sunday, Nov 5 Edmonton Oil Kings (5-9-0-1) at Regina Pats (9-7-1-0)
