Pats vs. Blades
SCOUTING REPORT
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SASKATOON (6-11-1-0) at REGINA (13-7-0-0)
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Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre
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Radio: 620 CKRM
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Key injuries: REGINA — LW Rudolf Cerveny (shoulder, day-to-day); SASKATOON — D Jyri Niemi (wrist, day-to-day).
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Overview: The Blades sit last in the six-team East Division but have played better of late, posting victories over the Medicine Hat Tigers (4-3) and Edmonton Oil Kings (3-1). Saskatoon has won three of its past four games after losing all five on a road swing through the U.S. Division . . . Despite the Blades' poor record, they sit fourth in the league with a power-play rating of 20.9%. The Pats are No. 1 (26.1%). The Blades are ranked 10th on the penalty kill (81.7%) while Regina sits 13th (81.2%) . . . Saskatoon has the worst road record in the league (1-9-1). The Pats are 9-3 on home ice . . . The teams last met on Oct. 8 in Saskatoon, where the home side trailed 3-2 after 40 minutes before scoring five unanswered goals in the third period to win 7-3 . . . C Justin McCrae leads the Blades in scoring (7-9–16), followed by ex-Pats LW Derek Hulak (4-10–14) . . . C Colton Gillies, a first-round pick (16th overall) of the Minnesota Wild, was off to a slow start but now has four goals in his past five games . . . G Braden Holtby (3.21 GAA, .901 SP) has a history of playing well against Regina . . . Pats RW Jordan Eberle (17-10–27) is second in the WHL goal-scoring race, three behind Chilliwack's Oscar Moller . . . C Tim Kraus has six goals and 22 points in 18 games since joining the Pats from Vancouver . . . Pats captain Logan Pyett leads all WHL D-men with nine goals and sits fourth with 18 points . . . LW Michael MacAngus, who was acquired last season for Hulak, is fourth in team scoring (6-11–17).
