PREVIEW: Pats Host Oil Kings For Final Home Game In November
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats play their final home game of the month of November today at 7:00 p.m., when they host the Edmonton Oil Kings inside the Brandt Centre, presented by Country Thunder.
The Pats are 10-9-1-1 on the season with 22 points, tied for fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Oil Kings are currently last in the East with a 5-12-0-1 record with 11 points.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
ABOUT TONIGHT
The first 1500 fans into the Brandt Centre tonight will get a FREE exclusive Connor Bedard Alumni Series poster. This will be the final edition of our six part poster series.
PREVIEW
The Regina Pats are coming off a 4-2 comeback win over the Brandon Wheat Kings on Sunday afternoon, snapping a three game losing-streak. The win marked their first day game victory of the season as well as their fifth win in comeback fashion.
The Pats finished their week 1-1-1 after a fantastic goaltending performance from Ewan Huet with 26 saves and a two goal performance from Tanner Howe. Borya Valis (1G-1A) and Parker Berge (1G-1A) also chipped in with multi-point efforts. The final shots were 29-28 for the Pats. The Pats finished 2-4 on their power play and 3-3 on their penalty kill.
The Edmonton Oil Kings are coming off a 10-2 loss to the Calgary Hitmen on Saturday, dropping their third straight contest. Over their three game losing-streak, the Oil Kings have been outscored 21-4.
Last game, they got goals from Skyler Bruce and Adam Jecho (1G-1A). The final shots were 39-32 for the Hitmen. Edmonton went 1-6 on their power play while Calgary went 4-4. The Oil Kings have now lost their last three road games.
Match Up
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Edmonton |
Regina |
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| Team Record | 5-12-0-1 — 11 points | 10-9-1-1 — 22 points |
| Division Ranking | 6th Central | 4th East |
| Conference Ranking | 11th Eastern | 6th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 22nd | 12th |
| Past 10 Games | 2-8-0-0 | 3-6-0-1 |
| Streak | 0-3-0-0 | 1-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 10-2 L vs Calgary (Nov 11 2023) Final | 4-2 W vs Brandon (Nov 12 2023) Final |
| Home Record | 3-9-0-1 | 8-3-1-1 |
| Away Record | 2-3-0-0 | 2-6-0-0 |
| GF | 51 | 70 |
| GA | 88 | 74 |
| PP (Overall) | (11/98) 11.2% | (15/75) 20.0% |
| PP (Home) | (7/67) 10.4% | (7/42) 16.7% |
| PP (Away) | (4/31) 12.9% | (8/33) 24.2% |
| PK (Overall) | (31/90) 65.6% | (22/108) 79.6% |
| PK (Home) | (22/62) 64.5% | (9/63) 85.7% |
| PK (Away) | (9/28) 67.9% | (13/45) 71.1% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (0/0) 0% | (0/0) 0% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (0/0) 0% | (0/0) 0% |
| Leading Rookie | Jecho (8-9-17) | Temple (4-2-6) |
| Most PIM | Kovacevic – 50 | Vaughan – 46 |
| Team PIM/GM | 15.4/Game | 13.5/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Jecho (8-9-17) | Howe (13-15-28) |
| Kovacevic (10-2-12) | Berge (6-17-23) | |
| Finnie (6-5-11) | Valis (6-11-17) | |
| Lajoie (5-6-11) | Spencer (4-9-13) | |
| Litke (4-7-11) | Whitehead (7-5-12) | |
| Last 5 Games | 10-2 L vs Calgary (Nov 11 2023) Final | 4-2 W vs Brandon (Nov 12 2023) Final |
| 6-1 L @ Calgary (Nov 10 2023) Final | 7-5 L @ Brandon (Nov 11 2023) Final | |
| 5-1 L vs Medicine Hat (Nov 5 2023) Final | 2-1 L vs Saskatoon (Nov 8 2023) Final SO | |
| 7-5 W vs Moose Jaw (Nov 3 2023) Final | 6-2 L @ Saskatoon (Nov 5 2023) Final | |
| 5-4 W vs Portland (Oct 28 2023) Final | 6-1 W vs Brandon (Nov 3 2023) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 1-3-0-0 | 4-2-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 5-2-0-0 | 7-1-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 4-3-0-0 | 2-1-1-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 0-0-0-1 | 1-1-1-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 0-6-0-1 | 4-6-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 0-10-0-0 | 2-7-0-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 1-5-0-1 | 4-2-0-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 4-7-0-0 | 5-7-0-1 |
| 1 Goal Games | 1-1-0-1 | 3-2-1-1 |
| 2 Goal Games | 2-1-0-0 | 5-3-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 2-4-0-0 | 0-1-0-0 |
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. EDMONTON
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| November 15 | Regina | Edmonton | 7:00 p.m. CST | |
| November 24 | Edmonton | Regina | 7:00 p.m. MST | |
| December 17 | Edmonton | Regina | 4:00 p.m. MST | |
| February 10 | Regina | Edmonton | 7:00 p.m. CST |
The Pats are 33-25-2-0 vs. the Oil Kings, all-time. 17-6-0-0-0 at home & 17-13-0-0-0 on the road.
It’s the first of four meetings this season between these two clubs. Last season, the Pats went 3-1 against the Oil Kings, outscoring them 22-12. The Pats went 1-3 in the 2021-22 season series against Edmonton, and were outscored 23-to-15. The Pats are 6-9-2 over the last 17 meetings against the Oil Kings since the 2018-19 season.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Nov 17 Regina Pats (10-9-1-1) at Swift Current Broncos (9-9-1-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov 22 Regina Pats (10-9-1-1) at Medicine Hat Tigers (13-6-2-0)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Nov 24 Regina Pats (10-9-1-1) at Edmonton Oil Kings (5-12-0-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov 25 Regina Pats (10-9-1-1) at Red Deer Rebels (6-9-0-3)
