PATS DOWN RAIDERS 4-3 IN A SHOOTOUT

REGINA – The Regina Pats outlasted the Prince Albert Raiders in a 4-3 shootout victory on Experience Regina Night at the Brandt Centre on Saturday.

In the first, the Raiders opened the scoring with a powerplay goal from Kaiden Guhle at the 10 minite mark. The Pats responded with a goal three minutes later from Ty Kolle, his seventh, and it was 1-1. Less than two minutes after that, Carter Chorney tipped in a point shot for his first with the Pats, second of the season and Regina took a 2-1 lead to the break.

In the second, the Pats went up 3-1 when Logan Nijhoff buried his fifth after Garrett Wright forced a turnover at 4:09. The Raiders got one back from Reece Vitelli but Regina led 3-2 after two.

In the third, Aliaksei Protas tied the game for the Raiders 6:39 into the period and that forced overtime and eventually a shootout. Max Paddock stopped all three Raiders and Ty Kolle netted the winner and the Pats took the two points in a 4-3 final.

The Pats were outshot 36-27, the powerplay was oh for four, the penalty went seven for eight, while Max Paddock made 33 saves

The Pats (3-12-2-0) are back in action on Tuesday when they host the Swift Current Broncos at 7 p.m. at the Brandt Centre.

(Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)