PREVIEW: Pats rematch Raiders at Art Hauser Centre
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats last faced off against the Prince Albert Raiders on Friday, picking up a 5-2 win, and they rematch them today with puck drop set for 7:00 p.m., at the Art Hauser Centre.
HOW TO TUNE-IN
PREVIEW
The Regina Pats have just three games left in the 2023-24 regular season as they battle the Prince Albert Raiders for the final time. The Pats enter today’s contest with a 22-37-4-2 record and 50 points, which is 11th in the East. The Pats are coming off a weekend split, defeating Prince Albert 5-2 on Friday before falling 6-3 on Sunday to Moose Jaw with both games on home ice.
Sunday, the Pats got goals from Corbin Vaughan, Zane Rowan and Anthony Wilson as well as two assists from Carson Haynes, and 30 saves from Ewan Huet. The Pats would get as close as trailing 3-2 in the third period before the Warriors added three more to eventually take it 6-3. The shots were 36-24 for the Warriors. The Pats went 0-2 on their power play and 4-6 on their penalty kill.
Entering today’s game, Corban Almen is riding a four game point-streak (1G-3A) while Anthony Wilson has goals in back-to-back games.
The Prince Albert Raiders have lost their last three games and are just three points ahead of the Calgary Hitmen in the playoff race with the Raiders holding the eighth seed. The Raiders are 30-30-2-3 with 65 points with just three games left in the season. The Hitmen are 27-30-7-1 with 62 points and also have three games left to play.
In their last three contests, Prince Albert has lost 4-2 to Swift Current, 5-2 to Regina and 3-2 to Brandon. In their one goal loss to Brandon on Saturday at Westoba Place, Justice Christensen scored for a second straight game and Aiden Oiring found the back of the net with his 18th of the year. Max Hildebrand made 26 saves in the loss. The Shots were 29-26 for the Wheat Kings. The Raiders went 0-4 on their power play and 2-3 on their penalty kill.
MATCH UP
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Regina |
Prince Albert |
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| Team Record | 22-37-4-2 — 50 points | 30-30-2-3 — 65 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th East | 4th East |
| Conference Ranking | 11th Eastern | 8th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 20th | 14th |
| Past 10 Games | 2-8-0-0 | 4-5-1-0 |
| Streak | 0-1-0-0 | 0-3-0-0 |
| Last Game | 6-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Mar 17 2024) Final | 3-2 L @ Brandon (Mar 16 2024) Final |
| Home Record | 17-13-2-1 | 17-12-1-2 |
| Away Record | 5-24-2-1 | 13-18-1-1 |
| GF | 204 | 209 |
| GA | 281 | 210 |
| PP (Overall) | (47/227) 20.7% | (57/246) 23.2% |
| PP (Home) | (24/112) 21.4% | (32/121) 26.4% |
| PP (Away) | (23/115) 20.0% | (25/125) 20.0% |
| PK (Overall) | (67/287) 76.7% | (49/237) 79.3% |
| PK (Home) | (32/148) 78.4% | (23/114) 79.8% |
| PK (Away) | (35/139) 74.8% | (26/123) 78.9% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (2/18) 11.1% | (5/26) 19.2% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (5/26) 80.8% | (2/18) 88.9% |
| Leading Rookie | Temple (6-13-19) | Macias (22-24-46) |
| Most PIM | Vaughan – 78 | Goldsmith – 113 |
| Team PIM/GM | 12.8/Game | 11.9/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Howe (27-48-75) | Stanick (30-51-81) |
| Whitehead (16-35-51) | Crocker (23-34-57) | |
| Spencer (23-22-45) | Oiring (18-29-47) | |
| Oremba (20-24-44) | Macias (22-24-46) | |
| Gibson (2-28-30) | Christensen (12-31-43) | |
| Last 5 Games | 6-3 L vs Moose Jaw (Mar 17 2024) Final | 3-2 L @ Brandon (Mar 16 2024) Final |
| 5-2 W vs Prince Albert (Mar 15 2024) Final | 5-2 L @ Regina (Mar 15 2024) Final | |
| 6-3 L @ Moose Jaw (Mar 8 2024) Final | 4-2 L vs Swift Current (Mar 12 2024) Final | |
| 5-3 L @ Everett (Mar 2 2024) Final | 8-3 W vs Medicine Hat (Mar 9 2024) Final | |
| 3-0 L @ Portland (Mar 1 2024) Final | 3-2 L vs Edmonton (Mar 8 2024) Final OT | |
| Leading After 1st | 10-7-1-1 | 19-1-0-0 |
| Leading After 2nd | 15-2-1-0 | 24-0-1-0 |
| Tied After 1st | 7-7-1-0 | 6-11-1-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 2-3-2-0 | 3-4-0-1 |
| Trailing After 1st | 5-23-2-1 | 5-18-1-2 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 5-32-1-2 | 3-26-1-2 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 6-7-2-0 | 14-17-1-1 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 15-29-1-2 | 15-12-1-2 |
| 1 Goal Games | 9-5-4-2 | 14-14-2-3 |
| 2 Goal Games | 7-9-0-0 | 4-7-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 2-10-0-0 | 6-5-0-0 |
2023-24 HEAD TO HEAD VS. PRINCE ALBERT
| Date | Home | Away | Time | Result |
| September 29 | Prince Albert | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 4-3 |
| October 10 | Prince Albert | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 6-4 |
| November 1 | Regina | Prince Albert | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 4-1 |
| January 13 | Regina | Prince Albert | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 4-3 |
| March 15 | Regina | Prince Albert | 7:00 p.m. CST | W, 5-2 |
| March 20 | Prince Albert | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST |
The Pats are 167-135-11-11-6 vs. the Raiders, all time & 103-50-5-5-3 at home & 64-85-6-3-3 on the road.
It’s final of six meetings between the Pats and Raiders this season, with Prince Albert leading the season set 3-2, with Regina being outscored 19-to-15. The Pats have won their last two meetings over the Raiders, defeating them on Jan. 13 (W, 4-3) and in their last meeting on Friday (W, 5-2). Last season, the Pats split the season series 3-3, with the Raiders outscoring the Pats 22-19. The Pats went 2-1 on the road and 1-2 at home. The Pats are 16-19 against the Raiders over their last 35 meetings over the last seven seasons.
COMING UP
- 7:00 p.m., Friday, Mar 22 – Brandon Wheat Kings (31-28-6-1) at Regina Pats (22-37-4-2)
- 7:00 p.m., Saturday, Mar 23 – Regina Pats (22-37-4-2) at Moose Jaw Warriors (43-20-0-3)
***END OF SEASON***
