Pats Win OT Thriller for 3-0 Lead
Regina, Saskatchewan – The Regina Pats (3-0) opened up a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Swift Current Broncos (0-3) in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals on the road with a 5-4 overtime victory.
Scoring Summary
First Period
Swift Current– Colby Cave (1) from Rigby, Lajoie – 3:48
Regina – Braden Christoffer (2) from Harrison – 18:55
Second Period
Regina – Adam Brooks (2) from Williams, Zborovskiy – 10:01 (SH)
Swift Current – Max Lajoie (1) from Rigby, Thompson – 11:11 (PP)
Swift Current – Coda Gordon (1) from Rigby – 13:43
Regina – Patrick D’Amico (2) unassisted – 19:42
Third Period
Swift Current – Colby Cave 2 (2) from Gordon, Lajoie – 0:25
Regina – Colby Williams (1) from Berg, Smith – 6:48
Overtime
Regina – Austin Wagner (1) from Brooks, Christoffer – 4:25
Shots on Goal
Regina –13-15-14-5-(48) Swift Current – 9-7-9-3-(28)
Three Stars
1. Carter Rigby – 3A
2. Colby Williams – 1G, 1A
3. Colby Cave – 2G
Game Story
For the third game in a row, the Broncos opened the scoring when Colby Cave fired a one-timer just past the outstretched pad of Daniel Wapple. It took over 15 minutes for the Pats to find an equalizer when Braden Christoffer burned a Bronco defender to the outside, cut to the net and tucked the puck around Landon Bow. The second period saw the Pats take their first lead on a shorthanded goal from Adam Brooks. The Broncos found the equalizer on the same powerplay off the stick of Max Lajoie. The home side regained the lead off a Pats turnover in their own end. Coda Gordon rolled into the slot as the trailer on the play and beat Wapple. Once again, the Pats found a way to leave the period tied when Patrick D’Amico danced around some Bronco defenders and found twine for a 3-3 tie after two. Cave put the Broncos in front again just 25 seconds into the third, but Colby Williams had the answer to force overtime. The extra frame saw Austin Wagner score the winner 4:25 into the period to win the game.
Quick Hits
Chase Harrison has assists in all three games of the series.
Both teams had a goal disallowed in the second period.
Luc Smith and Sergey Zborovskiy registered their first WHL playoff points.
Austin Wagner’s OT winner was the first WHL playoff goal of his career.
What’s Next?
The best-of-seven series remains in Swift Current for Game Four tomorrow night in a 7:00 p.m. puck drop. Get tickets for the Pats fan bus heading to Swift Current for Game Four at the Pats Office for $50. You can also tune in on 620 CKRM, Access7 and Shaw TV.
Named for the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, the Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats are the oldest major junior hockey franchise in the world. Since their founding in 1917, the Pats have won three Memorial Cup championships and compete in the WHL’s Eastern Division. To learn more about the Pats, call 306-337-1535 or visit www.reginapats.com.
