PATS END STREAK, TOP REBELS 6-5 (SO)
RED DEER – The Regina Pats put an end to their 10-game losing streak with a 6-5 shootout victory in Red Deer over the Rebels on Saturday night.
In the first, the Rebels took a 1-0 lead just 36 seconds in. They added another at 12:32 of the opening period and led 2-0 at the break.
In the second, the Pats cut the lead in half on the powerplay, Ty Kolle picked up his fifth to make it a 2-1 game. Red Deer responded with two quick goals to lead 4-1. The Pats didn’t go away however, first Austin Prat tipped in his fifth and then Robbie Holmes ripped home his fourth from the slot and the Pats trailed 4-3 after forty minutes.
In the third, the Pats tied it up 1:16 into the period. Ryker Evans finished off a feed from Carter Massier for his second and it was 4-4. It stayed that way until late when the Rebels got a go-ahead goal on the powerplay with 2:47 left in regulation. The Pats pulled Danton Belluk late and found a tying goal with 15 seconds left. Austin Pratt scored his second of the night and sixth of the season to force overtime.
The extra frame solved nothing, and in the shootout, Ty Kolle, Austin Pratt and Zach Wytinck all scored and the Pats snapped their 10-game losing streak, 6-5 the final score.
The Pats outshot the Rebels 37-29, the powerplay was one for six and the penalty kill three for four. Zach Wytinck led the offence with four assists, Jake Johnson, Austin Pratt, Robbie Holmes and Ty Kolle each had two points and Danton Belluk made 24 saves.
The Pats (2-10-0-0) will return to action on Sunday, October 27 in the 2019 Prairie Classic outdoors at Mosaic Stadium. Puck drop is 2 p.m. when the Pats host the Calgary Hitmen.
(Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)
