PREVIEW: Pats Begin Eight Game Homestand
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats begin an eight game homestand tonight inside the Brandt Centre when they host the Brandon Wheat Kings at 7:00 p.m., on Saturday.
The Pats enter tonight’s game with 13-17-3-2 record and 31 points, which is ninth in the Eastern Conference and four points back of eighth. The Brandon Wheat Kings are third in the East with a 18-12-4-1 record, with 41 points.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
The Regina Pats are had their stretch of four straight games with at least a point come to a close on Friday following a 5-2 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors inside the Moose Jaw Events Centre.
The Pats trailed 3-0 after two but were able to climb their way back to within one, scoring twice in the early portions of the third. Zane Rowan netted his second of the season and first in 17 games (last was Nov. 3 vs. BDN) and Borya Valis tallied his 12th of the season, scoring for a fifth time in six games. Sam Oremba grabbed two primary assists, giving him four points (2G-2A) in two games since the break. Kelton Pyne made 37 saves in the loss.
The final shots were 49-42 for the Pats as Regina tallied a season-best 49 shots on net. The Pats went 1-4 on power play and 4-5 on the penalty kill.
Meanwhile, the Brandon Wheat Kings come in as one of the hottest teams in the WHL, having won eight of their last nine games as they are 2-0 to begin the post Christmas break schedule, grabbing a 5-4 overtime win over the Pats on Wednesday followed by a 3-2 shootout win on Friday against the Saskatoon Blades.
Jayden Wiens and Luke Shipley scored for the Wheat Kings with Caleb Hadland scoring the shootout winner. Carson Bjarnason made 35 saves, stopping all 10 that he faced in the third period. The final shots were 37-37. The Blades were 1-2 on their power play while the Wheat Kings went 0-5.
MATCH UP
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| Team Record | 18-12-4-1 — 41 points | 13-17-3-2 — 31 points |
| Division Ranking | 2nd East | 5th East |
| Conference Ranking | 3rd Eastern | 9th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 8th | 16th |
| Past 10 Games | 8-2-0-0 | 3-4-2-1 |
| Streak | 2-0-0-0 | 0-1-2-1 |
| Last Game | 3-2 W vs Saskatoon (Dec 29 2023) Final SO | 5-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Dec 29 2023) Final |
| Home Record | 13-4-2-0 | 10-5-1-1 |
| Away Record | 5-8-2-1 | 3-12-2-1 |
| GF | 126 | 111 |
| GA | 125 | 141 |
| PP (Overall) | (22/123) 17.9% | (23/119) 19.3% |
| PP (Home) | (15/69) 21.7% | (10/56) 17.9% |
| PP (Away) | (7/54) 13.0% | (13/63) 20.6% |
| PK (Overall) | (29/130) 77.7% | (32/161) 80.1% |
| PK (Home) | (12/68) 82.4% | (12/78) 84.6% |
| PK (Away) | (17/62) 72.6% | (20/83) 75.9% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (7/25) 28% | (7/28) 25% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (7/28) 75% | (7/25) 72% |
| Leading Rookie | Petr (9-17-26) | Temple (4-4-8) |
| Most PIM | Henry – 54 | Barnett – 50 |
| Team PIM/GM | 13.5/Game | 12.0/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Roersma (13-23-36) | Howe (20-21-41) |
| McQueen (16-18-34) | Berge (10-27-37) | |
| Hyland (18-9-27) | Valis (12-19-31) | |
| Petr (9-17-26) | Oremba (8-16-24) | |
| Danielson (11-14-25) | Whitehead (8-12-20) | |
| Last 5 Games | 3-2 W vs Saskatoon (Dec 29 2023) Final SO | 5-2 L @ Moose Jaw (Dec 29 2023) Final |
| 5-4 W vs Regina (Dec 27 2023) Final OT | 5-4 L @ Brandon (Dec 27 2023) Final OT | |
| 4-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Dec 16 2023) Final | 3-2 L @ Edmonton (Dec 17 2023) Final OT | |
| 6-3 W vs Kelowna (Dec 13 2023) Final | 5-4 L @ Red Deer (Dec 16 2023) Final SO | |
| 6-2 W vs Kamloops (Dec 9 2023) Final | 5-2 W @ Lethbridge (Dec 15 2023) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 9-3-1-0 | 5-3-1-1 |
| Leading After 2nd | 11-2-0-0 | 9-2-1-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 4-3-1-1 | 4-3-1-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 4-2-0-0 | 1-1-2-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 5-6-2-0 | 4-11-1-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 3-8-4-1 | 3-14-0-2 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 11-3-1-0 | 5-4-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 6-7-3-1 | 7-13-1-2 |
| 1 Goal Games | 7-4-4-1 | 4-4-3-2 |
| 2 Goal Games | 3-3-0-0 | 6-4-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 5-1-0-0 | 1-3-0-0 |
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. BRANDON (3-2-1-0)
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| September 22 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CDT | OTW, 7-6 |
| November 3 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 6-1 |
| November 11 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 7-5 |
| November 12 | Regina | Brandon | 4:00 p.m. CST | W, 4-2 |
| December 1 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 7-1 |
| December 27 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | OTL, 5-4 |
| December 30 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| March 22 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
The Pats are 209-227-21-13-6 vs. the Wheat Kings, all-time, going 137-83-12-3-2 at home & 72-144-9-10-4 on the road.
It’s the seventh of eight meetings between the Pats and Wheat Kings this season with the Pats going 3-2-1 in the season series so far, scoring 27 goals for and giving up 28 goals against. The Pats went 4-2 in six matchups last season against the Wheat Kings, and were outscored by them 20-to-19. Five of their six matchups last season were decided by two goals or more.
This season, four matchups have been decided by two goals or less. The Pats are 2-0 at home against Brandon and 1-2-1 on the road.
INDIVIDUAL TEAM VS TEAM
Regina Pats
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Brandon Wheat Kings
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COMING UP
- 4:00 p.m., Monday, Jan 1 – Moose Jaw Warriors (19-14-0-2) at Regina Pats (13-17-3-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Jan 5 – Saskatoon Blades (24-8-2-1) at Regina Pats (13-17-3-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Jan 6 – Victoria Royals (21-13-0-2) at Regina Pats (13-17-3-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Jan 12 – Vancouver Giants (13-20-3-0) at Regina Pats (13-17-3-2)
