Pats Bounce Back Saturday and Beat the Wheat Kings

The Regina Pats wrapped up the third weekend of the regular season with a 5-2 win at the Brandt Centre against the Brandon Wheat Kings. The powerplay scored twice and Sam Steel had a goal and two assists. Dawson Leedahl, Connor Hobbs and Jake Leschyshyn each added two point efforts in the victory. Tyler Brown stopped 18 of 20 shots faced and at the other end of the ice, Jordan Papirny made 30 saves in the Brandon goal. The Pats (4-0-2-0) return to action Wednesday at the Brandt Centre against the Portland Winterhawks at 7 p.m.

Scoring Summary

First Period
Regina – Filip Ahl (2) from Sam Steel and Chase Harrison – 3:22 PP.
Brandon – Tyler Coulter (4) from Stelio Mattheos and Connor Gutenberg – 5:48 PP.
Regina – Jake Leschyshyn (4) from Dawson Leedahl and Sergey Zborovskiy – 12:06.

Second Period
Regina – Connor Hobbs (1) from Jake Leschyshyn and Dawson Leedahl – 1:38 PP.
Brandon – Ty Lewis (1) from Shael Higson and Connor Gutenberg – 16:36 PP.

Third Period
Regina – Sam Steel (5) from Nick Henry and Connor Hobbs – 3:00.
Regina – Braydon Buziak (5) from Steel – 18:54 EN.

Shots on Goal
Regina –14-8-13-(35)   Brandon – 6-8-6-(20)

Powerplays
Regina 2/8  Brandon 2/6

Quick Hits
– Dawson Leedahl extended his point streak to six games with two assists. (2G 6A).
– The Pats powerplay has a goal in every game this season. (9 goals total).
– Connor Hobbs scored his first of the year as a part of a two point night.

What’s Next?
The Pats will wrap up their five game home stand on Wednesday at the Brandt Centre. The Portland Winterhawks are in town in a 7 p.m. puck drop. Tickets are available through reginapats.com or at the Brandt Centre box office.