PREVIEW: Pats Head To Brandon To Battle Wheat Kings
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats finish their stretch of five straight games on the road today when they take on the Brandon Wheat Kings at 7:00 p.m., inside Westoba Place.
The Pats come into today’s action with a 10-14-1-1 record with 22 points, sitting 10th in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Brandon Wheat Kings come in 11-11-4-1 with 27 points, tied for sixth in the East.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
Tonight is the eve of the Pats 2023 Teddy Bear Toss game presented by Global as they take on the Swift Current Broncos at 7:00 p.m., on Saturday, December 2.
The Regina Pats come into tonight’s action on a five game losing-streak and eight straight losses on the road despite a couple performances where the group played well on their recent road trip. The Pats are coming off a 3-2 loss on Saturday to the Red Deer Rebels which wrapped up their three game Alberta road trip.
The Pats opened the scoring early in the contest, but allowed three straight Rebels goals. Brayden Barnett and Sam Oremba scored for the Pats while Kelton Pyne made 35 saves in the loss. The final shots were 38-25 for Red Deer. The Pats went 0-2 on their power play and 3-4 on their penalty kill.
Meanwhile, the Brandon Wheat Kings are coming off their own road trip as the club returns home after four games away from Brandon where they went 2-2. They are coming off a 3-1 win over the Prince Albert Raiders on Sunday in Prince Albert. Jayden Wiens scored twice, Nolan Flamand tallied two assists and Dominik Petr found the back of the net. The final shots were 31-26 for Brandon. The Wheat Kings went 1-2 on their power play while the Raiders went 0-2 on their man-advantage.
The Wheat Kings are 6-3-2-0 at home this season and have gone 4-1-1 over their last six home contests.
MATCH UP
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| Team Record | 10-14-1-1 — 22 points | 11-11-4-1 — 27 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th East | 4th East |
| Conference Ranking | 10th Eastern | 7th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 18th | 13th |
| Past 10 Games | 2-7-0-1 | 4-5-1-0 |
| Streak | 0-5-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 3-2 L @ Red Deer (Nov 25 2023) Final | 3-1 W @ Prince Albert (Nov 26 2023) Final |
| Home Record | 8-4-1-1 | 6-3-2-0 |
| Away Record | 2-10-0-0 | 5-8-2-1 |
| GF | 77 | 86 |
| GA | 100 | 103 |
| PP (Overall) | (16/87) 18.4% | (17/95) 17.9% |
| PP (Home) | (7/46) 15.2% | (10/41) 24.4% |
| PP (Away) | (9/41) 22.0% | (7/54) 13.0% |
| PK (Overall) | (27/123) 78.0% | (26/102) 74.5% |
| PK (Home) | (10/66) 84.8% | (9/40) 77.5% |
| PK (Away) | (17/57) 70.2% | (17/62) 72.6% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (5/15) 33.3% | (6/18) 33.3% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (6/18) 66.7% | (5/15) 66.7% |
| Leading Rookie | Temple (4-4-8) | Petr (9-13-22) |
| Most PIM | Vaughan – 46 | Henry – 45 |
| Team PIM/GM | 12.5/Game | 14.1/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Howe (15-15-30) | Roersma (8-20-28) |
| Berge (6-19-25) | McQueen (13-13-26) | |
| Valis (6-12-18) | Petr (9-13-22) | |
| Oremba (5-8-13) | Danielson (8-9-17) | |
| Spencer (4-9-13) | Wiens (8-9-17) | |
| Last 5 Games | 3-2 L @ Red Deer (Nov 25 2023) Final | 3-1 W @ Prince Albert (Nov 26 2023) Final |
| 4-2 L @ Edmonton (Nov 24 2023) Final | 6-1 L @ Medicine Hat (Nov 25 2023) Final | |
| 8-0 L @ Medicine Hat (Nov 22 2023) Final | 2-0 L @ Red Deer (Nov 24 2023) Final | |
| 5-2 L @ Swift Current (Nov 17 2023) Final | 5-3 W @ Edmonton (Nov 22 2023) Final | |
| 6-1 L vs Edmonton (Nov 15 2023) Final | 3-2 L vs Medicine Hat (Nov 18 2023) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 4-3-0-0 | 6-3-1-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 7-2-0-0 | 7-2-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 2-2-1-0 | 2-2-1-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 1-1-1-0 | 4-2-0-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 4-9-0-1 | 3-6-2-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 2-11-0-1 | 0-7-4-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 4-2-0-0 | 6-3-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 5-12-0-1 | 5-7-3-1 |
| 1 Goal Games | 3-3-1-1 | 4-3-4-1 |
| 2 Goal Games | 5-4-0-0 | 3-3-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 0-2-0-0 | 3-1-0-0 |
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. BRANDON (3-1-0-0)
| 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 | |
| December 27 | Brandon | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| December 30 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| March 22 | Regina | Brandon | 7:00 p.m. CST |
The Pats are 209-226-21-12-6 vs. the Wheat Kings, all-time, going 137-83-12-3-2 at home & 72-143-9-9-4 on the road.
It’s the fifth of eight meetings between the Pats and Wheat Kings this season, as the Pats lead the season series 3-1, outscoring them 22-to-16 this season. 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.
The Pats are 16-15-1-2 against Brandon since the 2018-19 season, with 16 of those 33 games being decided by one goal.
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COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec 2 – Swift Current Broncos (12-10-1-0) at Regina Pats (10-14-1-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec 8 – Kamloops Blazers (6-13-3-2) at Regina Pats (10-14-1-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec 9 – Kelowna Rockets (9-13-2-0) at Regina Pats (10-14-1-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec 15 – Regina Pats (10-14-1-1) at Lethbridge Hurricanes (13-10-2-0)
