PATS FALL 4-1 IN BRANDON
BRANDON, MB – The Regina Pats dropped their first game of the second half on Monday, 4-1 in Brandon at the hands of the Wheat Kings.
In the first, the Pats outshot the Wheat Kings 8-2 to start the game but did not score. Brandon would find the first goal of the contest at the 14:03 mark, Ben McCartney jammed one in and it was 1-0 Wheat Kings after one. In the second, Brandon went up 2-0 on a four on four goal from Ridley Greig and took that lead to the second intermission. In the third, the Pats got to within one on a beautiful goal from Cole Dubinsky, his second, 1:57 into the period and it was 2-1. Brandon restored the two-goal lead just over a minute later thanks to Ty Thorpe. 57 seconds after that, Luka Burzan made it 4-1 at the 4:11 mark and that was the final.
The Pats outshot the Wheat Kings 35-33, the powerplay was oh for five, the penalty kill eight for eight and Max Paddock made 29 saves.
The Pats (10-19-3-1) will return home to host the Prince Albert Raiders Wednesday at the Brandt Centre at 4 p.m.
(Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)
