PATS DUMP SILVERTIPS 6-3
– EVERETT – Nikita Sedov had four assists and Donovan Buskey made 36 saves to lead the Pats to a 6-3 win in Everett over the Silvertips on Sunday night.
In the first, Zack Smith gave the Pats a 1-0 lead at 6:36, scoring his seventh of the season on a breakaway. The Silvertips drew even at 14:20 on a goal from Cole Fonstad and it was 1-1 after one. The Pats started the second with the powerplay on a double minor for high sticking to the Silvertips. Carson Denomie made it 2-1 Regina with his 13th of the season, 1:04 into the period. Riley Krane extended the lead on the second man advantage, his 11th at 2:07 and the Pats led 3-1. Everett scored on a powerplay of their own at the nine minute mark to cut the lead to 3-2 and that was the score through 40 minutes. In the third, the Pats got an early goal from Drew Englot on a tip in front for his ninth. 41 seconds later, Robbie Holmes scored a beauty for his 16th, ending the night for Silvertips goaltender Dustin Wolf in a 5-1 game. Everett got a goal back with six minutes left in the third, but Regina got an empty netter from Austin Pratt with just over a minute left and took the two points in a 6-3 final score.
The Pats were outshot 39-31, the powerplay went two for five and the penalty kill three for five. Nikita Sedov led the offence with four assists, while Donovan Buskey made 36 saves.
The Pats (13-22-3-2) are back in action on Tuesday when they visit the Portland Winterhawks at 9 p.m. Regina time on 620 CKRM.
(Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)
