RECAP: Pats Win First Place Battle over Tigers
The Regina Pats scored three times in the first six minutes en-route to a 6-2 road victory in Medicine Hat on Tuesday night. Sam Steel and Dawson Leedahl both had three point nights in the win. The Pats scored three times in the first and three in the second and kept the Tigers offense at bay to improve to 26-3-6-1. Tyler Brown stopped 36 of 38 shots for his 18th win of the season. With the victory, the Pats extend their lead atop the Eastern Conference to four points over Medicine Hat with four games in hand. The Pats are back in action on Friday at the Brandt Centre against the Calgary Hitmen on Blue Jays night. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.
Scoring Summary
First Period
Regina – Sam Steel (26) from Dawson Leedahl and Nick Henry – 0:49.
Regina – Jake Leschyshyn (15) from Austin Wagner and Wyatt Sloboshan – 4:44.
Regina – Austin Wagner (19) from Adam Brooks – 6:18.
Second Period
Medicine Hat – Steven Owre (11) from Ty Schultz and Clayton Kirichenko – 7:42.
Regina – Dawson Leedahl (16) from Sam Steel and Connor Hobbs – 8:54 PP.
Regina – Connor Hobbs (16) from Dawson Leedahl and Nick Henry – 10:39.
Regina – Sam Steel (27) from Adam Brooks and Nick Henry – 18:03 PP.
Third Period
Medicine Hat – Ryan Jevne (5) from Steven Owre and Chad Butcher – 0:41 PP
Shots on Goal
Regina 12-15-6-(33) Medicine Hat 12-17-9-(38)
Powerplays
Regina 2/2 Medicine Hat 1/6
Quick Hits
– The Pats powerplay is up to 31.2% after going two for two Tuesday night.
– Adam Brooks has points in six straight games (7G, 10A).
– Nick Henry has points in five straight (4G, 4A).
What’s Next?
The Pats next game is Friday against the Calgary Hitmen at 7 p.m. at the Brandt Centre. Tickets are available at reginapats.com or at the Brandt Centre Box Office.
