RECAP: Pats thump Warriors 7-4 in Estevan
Regina, Sask. – The Regina Pats defeated the defending WHL champion Moose Jaw Warriors 7-4 on Friday night at Affinity Place in Estevan, Sask.
It was Regina’s start that really set the pace of the game early on, as the Pats took off with a 3-0 lead in the opening eight minutes of action. They never looked back from there, firing home another three goals in the second period to lead 6-2 after two.
Cole Temple had a career night with a four point-game (2G-2A) and Sam Oremba added three points (1G-2A). Jaxsin Vaughan (1G-1A) and Brayden Smith (2A) chipped in with multi-point efforts.
Madden Mulawka got the start, stopping 28 shots in the win. The Warriors did make things interesting a handful of times, coming to within one at 3-2 in the second, and within two in the third. The victory marks the Pats first this pre-season.
HIGHLIGHTS
FINAL SCORE: Pats 7, Warriors 4
THE GOALS
First Period
1-0 Pats at 8:25 – Jaxsin Vaughan (1), assisted by Sam Oremba & Cole Temple // Oremba circled around some Warriors defenders, found space, and sent a clean pass to an open Jaxsin Vaughan, and he ripped it into the back of the net to open the scoring.
2-0 Pats at 8:39 – Corbin Vaughan (1), unassisted // Vaughan walked into the attacking zone and sent a harmless shot on net that snuck past Dimitri Fortin.
3-0 Pats at 8:55 – Cole Temple (1), assisted by Sam Oremba & Jaxsin Vaughan // Oremba broke in with speed on the left side and fed a saucer pass to Temple who fired the puck into the open cage.
3-1 Warriors at 12:32 – Connor Schmidt (1), assisted by Nolan Paquette & Noah Degenstein // With the Warriors winning an offensive zone faceoff, Schmidt got possession of the puck, and sent a snapshot past a screened Madden Mulawka.
Second Period
3-2 Warriors at 1:25 – Max Finley (1), assisted by Ethan Semeniuk // Finley got behind the Pats defence, went in on a breakaway, and beat Mulawka with a forehand tuck.
4-2 Pats at 5:21 – Cole Temple (2), unassisted // Temple used his great hockey sense, stripped the defender of the puck, and lifted a backhander over Fortin in tight.
5-2 Pats at 6:46 – Logan Peskett (2), assisted by Brayden Smith // Smith sent an outlet pass behind the Warriors defence that found Peskett for a partial breakaway. The North Vancouver product made no mistake, ripping a hard shot far side on Fortin to extend the lead.
6-2 Pats at 14:29 – Sam Oremba (1), assisted by Cole Temple & Brayden Smith // Oremba received a pass from Temple and came bursting in on the right wing side where the Regina product whistled the puck into the top corner.
Third Period
6-3 Warriors at 3:09 – Owen Berge (1), assisted by Ethan Hughes & Nolan Paquette // Berge got a piece of a Ethan Hughes point shot that redirected past Mulawka.
6-4 Warriors at 9:53 – Ethan Hughes (1), assisted by Landen McFadden & Ethan Semeniuk // Hughes found a loose puck inside the Regina zone and fired it home to cut the deficit to two at 6-4.
7-4 Pats at 19:28 – Zane Rowan (1), unassisted // Rowan put the game away with an empty net goal from centre ice.
THE STATISTICS
SOG: Regina – 15-11-8–36 | Moose Jaw – 6-8-16–32
PP: Regina – 1/2 | Moose Jaw – 2/3
THE GOALTENDING BATTLE
Regina: Madden Mulawka (28 saves / 32 shots)
Moose Jaw: Dimitri Fortin (29 saves / 36 shots)
THE 3 STARS
First: Cole Temple (2G-2A) – Pats
Second: Sam Oremba (1G-2A) – Pats
Third: Brayden Smith (2A) – Pats
COMING UP
- Saturday, September 7 at Moose Jaw Warriors (7PM in Assiniboia)
- Friday, September 13 at Brandon (7PM)
- Saturday, September 14 vs. Brandon (6PM)
