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Regina – The Regina Pats fell 4-1 to the Lethbridge Hurricanes at the Brandt Centre on Tuesday night.

Lethbridge jumped out to an early 1-0 lead and added a shorthanded goal late in the first to lead 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Early in the second the Hurricanes scored on the powerplay to lead 3-0.  Dawson Leedahl got one back late in the second to make it 3-1 heading to the third.

Lethbridge would score an empty netter with less than a minute left to lead 4-1 and take the two points.

The Pats outshot the Hurricanes 43-27 in the loss.  Regina was 0/3 on the powerplay and 3/4 killing penalties.

Tyler Brown made 23 saves for Regina, Stuart Skinner 42 for Lethbridge. The Pats are back in action on Friday night against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

Quick Hits
– Dawson Leedahl extended his point streak to five games (5G, 4A).
– Sam Steel has points in five straight games as well (5G, 6A).
– The attendance was 4594.

What’s Next?
The Pats are back in action on Friday night against the Medicine Hat Tigers on 620 CKRM and Access 7. Puck drop at the Brandt Centre is at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at reginapats.com or at the Brandt Centre Box Office.

(Courtesy Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)