RECAP: Pue’s Hat Trick Powers Pats Past Warriors In Six-Goal Second Period
Regina, Sask. — Liam Pue recorded a career-high four points, including his second hat trick of the season, as the Regina Pats erupted for six second-period goals to defeat the rival Moose Jaw Warriors 6-2 at the Brandt Centre.
The Pats improved to 6-4-0-1 overall and remained perfect at home with a 5-0 record, outscoring opponents 29-6 in those contests. Regina twice erased one-goal deficits to earn its first comeback victory of the season and first win when allowing the opening goal.
Pue led the attack with three goals and an assist, while Reese Hamilton picked up a pair of assists and Samuel Karsay collected three assists. Ossi Tukio, Zach Moore and Zachary Lansard rounded out the scoring, and Taylor Tabashniuk turned aside 19 of 21 shots for the victory.
Following a scoreless opening period, Moose Jaw struck 49 seconds into the second when Rasmus Kamarainen finished a three-on-one rush. Tukio answered on the power play at 5:08, taking a feed from Hamilton at the top of the right circle and firing a shot past Jordan Switzer. The Warriors regained the lead at 7:44 when Riley Thorpe redirected Mathieu Lajoie’s pass past Tabashniuk.
From there, Regina took control with five unanswered goals. Pue tied the game at 11:21, bursting through centre ice before snapping a wrist shot over Switzer’s blocker. Moore then put the Pats ahead on the power play at 13:52, firing a shot from the bottom of the left circle that deflected off a stick and into the net.
The Pats broke the game open with three goals in a 1:02 span late in the frame. Pue beat a screened Switzer from long range at 18:37, then completed his hat trick just 29 seconds later, converting a feed from Karsay by lifting the puck over the diving goaltender. Lansard capped the outburst at 19:39, taking an outlet pass from Dayton Deschamps and carrying the puck into the offensive zone before ripping a shot past Switzer.
Regina outshot Moose Jaw 20-6 in the second period and 33-21 overall. Neither team scored in the third as the Pats secured their second straight victory, following Wednesday’s 6-0 win over Seattle with another dominant middle frame.
The Pats finished 2-for-5 on the power play and killed all three Warriors opportunities, keeping their home penalty kill perfect at 21-for-21 this season. Switzer finished with 27 saves for Moose Jaw.
SCORING SUMMARY
First Period
No Scoring.
Second Period
Warriors 1-0 — #11 Rasmus Kamarainen (2), assisted by #22 Mathieu Lajoie at 0:49 // The Warriors streaked in on a three-on-one where Kamarainen’s shot snuck through Taylor Tabashniuk to give the Warriors an early one-goal lead.
Pats 1-1 — #26 Ossi Tukio (2), assisted by #6 Reese Hamilton & #29 Samuel Karsay at 5:08 (PP) // Karsay won the offensive-zone faceoff back to Hamilton, who fed Tukio at the top of the right circle, where he fired a shot past Jordan Switzer to tie the game at 1-1.
Warriors 2-1 — #38 Riley Thorpe (3), assisted by #22 Mathieu Lajoie & #11 Rasmus Kamarainen at 7:44 // Lajoie sent a pass to the front of the Pats goal where Thorpe had got behind a Pats defender and tipped the puck past Tabashniuk to restore the Warriors’ lead at 2-1.
Pats 2-2 — #13 Liam Pue (9), assisted by #6 Reese Hamilton at 11:21 // Hamilton fed Pue, who burst through centre ice and into the Warriors’ zone before snapping a wrist shot over Switzer’s blocker to tie the game at 2-2.
Pats 3-2 — #18 Zach Moore (2), assisted by #13 Liam Pue & #44 Matt Paranych at 13:52 (PP) // Zach Moore took a pass at the bottom of the left circle and quickly fired a shot that deflected off a stick and into the net.
Pats 4-2 — #13 Liam Pue (10), assisted by #32 Mathis Paull at 18:37 // Pue skated over the blue line and fired a long-range shot past a screened Switzer for his second of the night.
Pats 5-2 — #13 Liam Pue (11), assisted by #29 Samuel Karsay at 19:06 // Karsay forced a turnover at centre, carried the puck over the blue line and fed a streaking Liam Pue, who lifted it over a diving Switzer to complete his second hat trick of the season.
Pats 6-2 — #57 Zachary Lansard (5), assisted by #38 Dayton Deschamps at 19:39 // Deschamps quickly moved the puck out of the Pats’ zone to Lansard in neutral ice, who skated over the blue line and ripped a shot past Switzer to extend the lead, giving Regina three goals in a 1:02 span.
Third Period
No scoring.
Shots on Goal
- Pats: 9 – 20 – 4 — 33
- Warriors: 5 – 6 – 10 — 21
Power Plays
- Pats: 2/5
- Warriors: 0/3
Goaltending
- Pats: Taylor Tabashniuk — 19 saves on 21 shots
- Warriors: Jordan Switzer — 27 saves on 33 shots
COMING UP
The Regina Pats continue their three game homestand on Friday when they take on the Moose Jaw Warriors at the Brandt Centre. That Pats then return to the ice on Tuesday, October 27 when they host the Everett Silvertips.
