PREVIEW: Pats Rematch Oil Kings
Edmonton, Alta. – The Regina Pats continue their Alberta road trip tonight inside Rogers Place as they take on the Edmonton Oil Kings at 8:00 p.m., Sask. Time.
The Pats enter tonight’s contest with a 10-12-1-1 record and 22 points, which is eighth in the Eastern Conference standings. The Pats are two points ahead of the ninth place Calgary Hitmen and three points up on the 10th place Red Deer Rebels. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Oil Kings come in at 6-15-0-1 with 13 points, sitting in 11th in the East, seven points back of a playoff spot.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
The Regina Pats are coming off a 8-0 loss on Wednesday in Medicine Hat against the Tigers, as the club looks to snap their three game skid today as well as their six game road losing-streak. Despite getting three breakaways and several grade A opportunities in the first 30 minutes of the hockey game, the Pats fell 5-0 after 40 minutes of action, and were unable to climb their way back in.
The final shots were 35-23 for the Tigers, as they won their second in a row and tied the season series at one apiece. The Pats finished 0-1 on their power play and 0-2 on their penalty kill.
On the other hand, the Edmonton Oil Kings also look to snap their three game losing-streak as they are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings at home on Wednesday. The Oil Kings got goals from Roan Woodward, Skyler Bruce and Gavin Hodnett in the loss. The score was once tied at one in the first before three straight goals by Brandon.
The final shots were 30-28 for the Oil Kings. Edmonton went 2-4 on their power play and 4-4 on their penalty kill.
Match Up
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| Team Record | 10-12-1-1 — 22 points | 6-15-0-1 — 13 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th East | 6th Central |
| Conference Ranking | 8th Eastern | 11th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 14th | 22nd |
| Past 10 Games | 2-7-0-1 | 3-7-0-0 |
| Streak | 0-3-0-0 | 0-3-0-0 |
| Last Game | 8-0 L @ Medicine Hat (Nov 22 2023) Final | 5-3 L vs Brandon (Nov 22 2023) Final |
| Home Record | 8-4-1-1 | 3-10-0-1 |
| Away Record | 2-8-0-0 | 3-5-0-0 |
| GF | 73 | 65 |
| GA | 93 | 106 |
| PP (Overall) | (16/82) 19.5% | (15/111) 13.5% |
| PP (Home) | (7/46) 15.2% | (9/71) 12.7% |
| PP (Away) | (9/36) 25.0% | (6/40) 15.0% |
| PK (Overall) | (25/115) 78.3% | (32/104) 69.2% |
| PK (Home) | (10/66) 84.8% | (22/66) 66.7% |
| PK (Away) | (15/49) 69.4% | (10/38) 73.7% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (0/4) 0% | (1/3) 33.3% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (1/3) 66.7% | (0/4) 100% |
| Leading Rookie | Temple (4-4-8) | Jecho (8-10-18) |
| Most PIM | Vaughan – 46 | Finnie – 52 |
| Team PIM/GM | 12.7/Game | 14.8/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Howe (14-15-29) | Jecho (8-10-18) |
| Berge (6-18-24) | Lajoie (7-9-16) | |
| Valis (6-11-17) | Hodnett (3-11-14) | |
| Spencer (4-9-13) | Bruce (8-5-13) | |
| Whitehead (7-5-12) | Kovacevic (10-2-12) | |
| Last 5 Games | 8-0 L @ Medicine Hat (Nov 22 2023) Final | 5-3 L vs Brandon (Nov 22 2023) Final |
| 5-2 L @ Swift Current (Nov 17 2023) Final | 7-3 L @ Moose Jaw (Nov 18 2023) Final | |
| 6-1 L vs Edmonton (Nov 15 2023) Final | 5-2 L @ Brandon (Nov 17 2023) Final | |
| 4-2 W vs Brandon (Nov 12 2023) Final | 6-1 W @ Regina (Nov 15 2023) Final | |
| 7-5 L @ Brandon (Nov 11 2023) Final | 10-2 L vs Calgary (Nov 11 2023) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 4-2-0-0 | 2-3-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 7-1-0-0 | 6-2-0-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 2-1-1-0 | 4-3-0-0 |
| Tied After 2nd | 1-1-1-0 | 0-0-0-1 |
| Trailing After 1st | 4-9-0-1 | 0-9-0-1 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 2-10-0-1 | 0-13-0-0 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 4-2-0-0 | 2-7-0-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 5-10-0-1 | 4-8-0-0 |
| 1 Goal Games | 3-2-1-1 | 1-1-0-1 |
| 2 Goal Games | 5-3-0-0 | 2-2-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 0-2-0-0 | 2-5-0-0 |
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. EDMONTON
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| November 15 | Regina | Edmonton | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 6-1 |
| 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 33-26-2-0 vs. the Oil Kings, all-time. 17-7-0-0-0 at home & 17-13-0-0-0 on the road.
It’s the second 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 6-10-2 over the last 18 meetings against the Oil Kings since the 2018-19 season.
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COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov 25 – Regina Pats (10-12-1-1) at Red Deer Rebels (8-9-0-3)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec 1 – Regina Pats (10-12-1-1) at Brandon Wheat Kings (10-9-4-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec 2 – Swift Current Broncos (11-10-1-0) at Regina Pats (10-12-1-1)
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Dec 8 – Kamloops Blazers (5-13-2-2) at Regina Pats (10-12-1-1)
