PREVIEW: Pats Host Tigers On Hockey Is For Everyone Night
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats host the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Pats only Tuesday home game of the season, with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m., inside the Brandt Centre.
Tonight’s game is Hockey is for everyone night, as there will be a ceremonial puck drop and a special video played prior to the game.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
The Pats are 20-26-4-2 with 46 points which is 10th in the East and five points out of playoff spot with 16 games left in the season. The Tigers are 31-17-3-1 with 66 points and are second in the East.
The Pats are coming off a 9-4 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Saturday night. 12 different players got on the scoresheet, helping the Pats to a season-high nine goals, marking the first time that the club has scored nine goals in a game since November 26, 2022 at Victoria (W, 9-5).
Sam Oremba (2G-2A) Cole Temple (2G-1A), Tye Spencer (1G-2A) and Braxton Whitehead (3A) led the way with three point efforts. Ewan Huet made 25 saves for his 11th victory, and wins in three straight starts. The shots were 35-29 for the Pats, outshooting their opponent for the 15th time this season. The Pats went 3-6 on their power play and 5-5 on their penalty kill.
The Pats have now won their last two games and are 3-2 in the month of February. This month, the Pats have outscored their opponents 23-to-21, with their power play operating at 28% and their penalty kill at 85%. The Pats have also won 54% of their faceoffs.
Meanwhile, the Medicine Hat Tigers are coming off a 5-4 overtime win over the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday, bouncing back from a 6-2 loss on Friday to the Calgary Hitmen at the Saddledome. On Saturday, Bogdans Hodass (1G-1A) scored the overtime winner while Gavin McKenna (1G-1A), Hayden Harsanyi, Andrew Basha and Tomas Mrsic rounded out the scoring. Oasiz Wiesblatt tallied three assists and Zach Zahara made 18 saves for his second straight win. The Tigers outshot the Rebels 44-22. Medicine Hat was 1-5 on their power play and 0-2 on their penalty kill.
The Tigers are now 2-3 over their last five games in the month of February, outscored 20-to-16 during that time. That comes after finishing January with a 7-3-1-1 record (59GF-41GA).
MATCH UP
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Medicine Hat |
Regina |
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| Team Record | 31-17-3-1 — 66 points | 20-26-4-2 — 46 points |
| Division Ranking | 1st Central | 5th East |
| Conference Ranking | 2nd Eastern | 10th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 4th | 17th |
| Past 10 Games | 4-4-1-1 | 5-5-0-0 |
| Streak | 1-0-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 5-4 W vs Red Deer (Feb 10 2024) Final OT | 9-4 W vs Edmonton (Feb 10 2024) Final |
| Home Record | 18-6-2-0 | 15-10-2-1 |
| Away Record | 13-11-1-1 | 5-16-2-1 |
| GF | 226 | 167 |
| GA | 165 | 220 |
| PP (Overall) | (55/202) 27.2% | (40/184) 21.7% |
| PP (Home) | (29/101) 28.7% | (21/98) 21.4% |
| PP (Away) | (26/101) 25.7% | (19/86) 22.1% |
| PK (Overall) | (41/224) 81.7% | (51/234) 78.2% |
| PK (Home) | (21/114) 81.6% | (24/125) 80.8% |
| PK (Away) | (20/110) 81.8% | (27/109) 75.2% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (5/16) 31.3% | (1/13) 7.7% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (1/13) 92.3% | (5/16) 68.8% |
| Leading Rookie | McKenna (23-49-72) | Temple (6-8-14) |
| Most PIM | Parsons – 90 | Vaughan – 51 |
| Team PIM/GM | 13.5/Game | 12.1/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Wiesblatt (22-51-73) | Howe (24-38-62) |
| McKenna (23-49-72) | Oremba (18-20-38) | |
| Basha (23-44-67) | Spencer (18-20-38) | |
| Lindstrom (27-19-46) | Whitehead (11-26-37) | |
| Smith (25-21-46) | Gibson (2-25-27) | |
| Last 5 Games | 5-4 W vs Red Deer (Feb 10 2024) Final OT | 9-4 W vs Edmonton (Feb 10 2024) Final |
| 6-2 L @ Calgary (Feb 9 2024) Final | 5-3 W @ Calgary (Feb 7 2024) Final | |
| 5-2 W vs Regina (Feb 6 2024) Final | 5-2 L @ Medicine Hat (Feb 6 2024) Final | |
| 3-2 L @ Prince Albert (Feb 3 2024) Final | 7-6 W vs Red Deer (Feb 4 2024) Final SO | |
| 5-2 L @ Saskatoon (Feb 2 2024) Final | 3-0 L vs Swift Current (Feb 2 2024) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 17-2-2-1 | 9-3-1-1 |
| Leading After 2nd | 22-1-3-1 | 13-2-1-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 6-4-1-0 | 6-5-1-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 5-2-0-0 | 2-1-2-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 8-11-0-0 | 5-18-2-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 4-14-0-0 | 5-23-1-2 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 22-10-2-0 | 6-6-2-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 9-7-1-1 | 13-20-1-2 |
| 1 Goal Games | 8-3-3-1 | 9-4-4-2 |
| 2 Goal Games | 4-7-0-0 | 7-7-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 7-5-0-0 | 1-5-0-0 |
HEAD-TO-HEAD
It’s the final of five meetings between the Pats and Tigers with the season series tied 2-2.
Tye Spencer (1G-2A) and Braxton Whitehead (1G-2A) lead the way with three points against the Tigers this season while Andrew Basha has tallied eight points (3G-5A) against the Pats this season. Oasiz Wiesblatt (4G-3A) and Bogdans Hodass (1G-6A) each have seven points this season versus Regina.
Last season, the Tigers beat the Pats in the season series 3-1, outscoring Regina 21-11 in four games. In the 2021-22 season, Regina won the season series, going 3-0-0-1, outscoring Medicine Hat 18-to-9. The Pats are 5-12-0-1 against the Tigers over the last seven seasons. Prior to 2021-22, the Pats had dropped eight in a row versus the Tigers.
The Pats are 6-13-0-1 against the Tigers over the last seven seasons.
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. MEDICINE HAT (2-2-0-0)
| Date | Away | Home | Time | Result |
| October 4 | Medicine Hat | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 4-2 |
| November 22 | Regina | Medicine Hat | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 8-0 |
| January 20 | Medicine Hat | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | OTW, 5-4 |
| February 6 | Regina | Medicine Hat | 4:00 p.m. CST | L, 5-2 |
| February 13 | Medicine Hat | Regina | 4:00 p.m. CST |
In the regular season, the Pats play the Tigers one last time.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Feb 16 – Swift Current Broncos (26-19-4-2) at Regina Pats (20-26-4-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Feb 17 – Regina Pats (20-26-4-2) at Swift Current Broncos (26-19-4-2)
- 2:00 p.m., Monday, Feb 19 – Calgary Hitmen (22-21-6-1) at Regina Pats (20-26-4-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Feb 23 – Regina Pats (20-26-4-2) at Spokane Chiefs (20-24-4-1)
