PREVIEW: Pats Wrap Up Home-and-Home
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats rematch the Swift Current Broncos today at 7:00 p.m., inside the Innovation Plex.
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PREVIEW
The Pats enter tonight’s game with a 20-28-4-2 record and 46 points which is 10th in the East, and five points out of a playoff spot with 14 games left in the season. The Broncos are 28-19-4-2 with 62 points which is fifth in the East.
The Pats and Broncos rematch from last night’s battle at the Brandt Centre, where Swift Current defeated Regina 7-2 following a five goal second period. The Pats were up 2-1 after one before allowing six unanswered goals in the final 40 minutes of action.
Aaron Krestanowich and Sam Oremba scored for the Pats in the loss. In net, Ewan Huet got the start, allowing four goals on 12 shots before being taken out for Kelton Pyne who allowed three goals on 15 shots. The Pats have now dropped their last two games.
Oremba’s power play goal put him in a tie for first on the Pats roster with nine power play goals. It was also his 19th of the season, and sixth goal in as many games. Krestanowich now has points in back-to-back games (1G-1A).
The Broncos have won their last two games thanks in part to a 22 save performance from Reid Dyck, who grabbed his fourth straight victory. Clarke Caswell led the way with three points (1G-2A) while Luke Mistelbacher scored twice. Brady Birnie (1G-1A), Josh Filmon (1G-1A) and Conor Geekie (1G-1A) also had multi-point games in the win. Jakob Dvorak scored his first WHL goal which made it 3-2 in the second.
The final shots were 27-24 for the Broncos. The Pats went 1-4 on their power play and 4-6 on their penalty kill.
The Broncos are now 6-1-1 over their last eight games. Conor Geekie scored his 100th career WHL goal in his 200th game. Rylan Gould tallied an assist to extend his point-streak to four straight.
MATCH UP
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Regina |
Swift Current |
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| Team Record | 20-28-4-2 — 46 points | 28-19-4-2 — 62 points |
| Division Ranking | 5th East | 3rd Central |
| Conference Ranking | 10th Eastern | 5th Eastern |
| League Ranking | 18th | 8th |
| Past 10 Games | 4-6-0-0 | 6-2-2-0 |
| Streak | 0-2-0-0 | 2-0-0-0 |
| Last Game | 7-2 L vs Swift Current (Feb 16 2024) Final | 7-2 W @ Regina (Feb 16 2024) Final |
| Home Record | 15-12-2-1 | 17-5-3-1 |
| Away Record | 5-16-2-1 | 11-14-1-1 |
| GF | 173 | 210 |
| GA | 232 | 188 |
| PP (Overall) | (42/191) 22.0% | (41/215) 19.1% |
| PP (Home) | (23/105) 21.9% | (19/102) 18.6% |
| PP (Away) | (19/86) 22.1% | (22/113) 19.5% |
| PK (Overall) | (56/243) 77.0% | (53/212) 75.0% |
| PK (Home) | (29/134) 78.4% | (17/100) 83.0% |
| PK (Away) | (27/109) 75.2% | (36/112) 67.9% |
| PP vs. Opp. | (3/17) 17.6% | (3/25) 12% |
| PK vs. Opp. | (3/25) 88% | (3/17) 82.4% |
| Leading Rookie | Temple (6-8-14) | Coupland (8-13-21) |
| Most PIM | Howe – 59 | Wyrostok – 59 |
| Team PIM/GM | 12.2/Game | 11.8/Game |
| Leading Scorers | Howe (24-41-65) | Geekie (32-38-70) |
| Oremba (19-22-41) | Caswell (18-39-57) | |
| Spencer (18-21-39) | Filmon (23-31-54) | |
| Whitehead (12-27-39) | Gould (17-36-53) | |
| Gibson (2-25-27) | Hvidston (21-22-43) | |
| Last 5 Games | 7-2 L vs Swift Current (Feb 16 2024) Final | 7-2 W @ Regina (Feb 16 2024) Final |
| 5-4 L vs Medicine Hat (Feb 13 2024) Final | 4-1 W vs Lethbridge (Feb 14 2024) Final | |
| 9-4 W vs Edmonton (Feb 10 2024) Final | 3-2 L vs Saskatoon (Feb 10 2024) Final | |
| 5-3 W @ Calgary (Feb 7 2024) Final | 4-1 W vs Edmonton (Feb 9 2024) Final | |
| 5-2 L @ Medicine Hat (Feb 6 2024) Final | 4-3 W vs Red Deer (Feb 6 2024) Final | |
| Leading After 1st | 9-4-1-1 | 18-4-1-1 |
| Leading After 2nd | 13-2-1-0 | 21-2-1-1 |
| Tied After 1st | 6-5-1-0 | 5-7-3-1 |
| Tied After 2nd | 2-2-2-0 | 4-6-2-0 |
| Trailing After 1st | 5-19-2-1 | 5-8-0-0 |
| Trailing After 2nd | 5-24-1-2 | 3-11-1-1 |
| Out Shooting Opponents | 6-7-2-0 | 15-7-1-0 |
| Out Shot by Opponents | 13-21-1-2 | 12-12-3-2 |
| 1 Goal Games | 9-5-4-2 | 7-5-4-2 |
| 2 Goal Games | 7-7-0-0 | 4-4-0-0 |
| 3 Goal Games | 1-5-0-0 | 11-7-0-0 |
HEAD TO HEAD (1-4-0-0)
The Pats are 180-158-19-8-6 vs. the Broncos, all-time.
| Date | Away | Home | Time | Result |
| October 22 | Regina | Swift Current | 4:00 p.m. CST | L, 2-1 |
| November 17 | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 5-2 |
| December 2 | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | SOW, 6-5 |
| February 2 | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 3-0 |
| February 16 | Swift Current | Regina | 7:00 p.m. CST | L, 7-2 |
| February 17 | Regina | Swift Current | 7:00 p.m. CST |
It’s the final of six meetings between the Pats and Broncos.
Last season the Pats went 3-2-1 against the Broncos, going 2-1 at home and 1-1-1 on the road, outscored by them 22-to-21. In 2021-22, the Pats went 3-3-0 against the Broncos, going 1-2-0 at home and 2-1-0 on the road. The Pats are 12-12-2 over their last 26 meetings against the Broncos.
Sam Oremba leads the way for the Pats in the season series with five points (2G-3A) for the Pats while Athony Wilson has recorded five assists.
For the Broncos, following a three point game yesterday, Clarke Caswell has seven points (4G-3A) in five games against the Pats and Josh Filmon has five points (2G-3A) versus Regina this season.
COMING UP
- 2:00 p.m., Monday, Feb 19 – Calgary Hitmen (22-23-6-1) at Regina Pats (20-28-4-2)
- 9:05 p.m., Friday, Feb 23 – Regina Pats (20-28-4-2) at Spokane Chiefs (21-25-4-1)
- 8:05 p.m., Saturday, Feb 24 – Regina Pats (20-28-4-2) at Tri-City Americans (21-29-2-1)
- 9:05 p.m., Tuesday, Feb 27 – Regina Pats (20-28-4-2) at Seattle Thunderbirds (18-31-2-0)
