PATS DROP 4-3 OT DECISION AT CALGARY

Calgary, Alta. — The Regina Pats gave it everything they had in the final game of a 3-in-3 road trip in Calgary, but were only rewarded with a single point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Hitmen on Sunday.

Regina had leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 in the game, but Calgary tied it each time and then won the contest 2:05 into overtime off the stick of Blake Stevenson. It’s the third time this season the Hitmen have defeated the Pats in extra time (two in overtime; once in a shootout).

Layton Feist, Easton Armstrong and Cole Carrier provided the offence for the Pats, with Connor Bedard recording a pair of assists, increasing his point streak to 12 games in the process (13G-12A). Affiliate player Raiden Zacharias, who was called up for the road trip from the Saskatoon Blazers due to injuries, recorded his first career WHL point with an assist on Feist’s goal.

The shots on goal on Sunday favoured the Hitmen 34-31. The Pats only had one power play all afternoon, but went 3-on-3 on the penalty kill, including killing off a crucial 5-on-4 in the final two minutes of regulation with the score tied 3-3.

With the Pats picking up just the single point on their road swing, they are now five points out of the 8th and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

(ReginaPats.com)