SATURDAY SPORTS PAGE: PATS WIN AGAIN!

WHL

REGINA, Sask. – Tanner Howe’s second goal of the night, a short-handed effort 13 minutes into the third period, tied the game at 3-3 and then the Regina Pats won in a four-round shootout to post a 4-3 victory over the visiting Red Deer Rebels.

Braxton Whitehead also scored in regulation time for the Pats (5-3-1-0), who trailed 3-1 with 10 minutes left in the third period.

Samuel Drancak scored twice for the Rebels (2-3-0-1), while Mats Lindren added a single.

Elsewhere in the Dub:

ROCKETS 5 COUGARS 4

KELOWNA, B.C. – Dylan Wightman’s second goal of the night, a short-handed marker at 4:49 of the third period, proved to be the winner as the Kelowna Rockets edged the visiting Prince George Cougars 5-4 in Western Hockey League action on Friday night.

Gabriel Szturc, Caden Price and Andrew Cristall also scored for the Rockets (3-3-1-0).

Zac Funk scored twice for the Cougars (7-3-0-0), while Carlin Dezainde and Koehn Ziemmer netted singles.

The Cougars outshot the Rockets 39-25, but netminder Jari Kykkanen was brilliant in the Rockets’ net.

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BRONCOS 6 GIANTS 3

LANGLEY, B.C. – Ty Coupland scored twice in a five-goal second period outburst as the visiting Swift Current Broncos kicked the Vancouver Giants 6-3 at Langley Events Centre.

Connor Hvidston, Josh Filmon, Tyson Laventure and Matthew Ward also scored for the Broncos (3-4-1-0).

Tyler Thorpe scored all three goals for the Giants (2-3-0-0).

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WHEAT KINGS 5 AMERICANS 2

KENNEWICK, Wash. – The Brandon Wheat Kings spotted the host Tri-City Americans a 2-0 lead before storming back with five straight goals to record a 5-2 victory.

Jayden Wiens, Dominik Petr, Caleb Hadland, Roger McQueen and Evan Groening scored for the Wheat Kings (5-3-1-0).

Lukas Dragicevic and Deagan McMillan scored for the Americans (3-2-0-0).

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WINTERHAWKS 4 BLAZERS 1

PORTLAND, Ore. – James Stefan scored a goal and added an assist as the Portland Winterhawks beat the visiting Kamloops Blazers 4-1.

Hudson Darby, Josh Zakreski and Diego Buttazzoni also scored for the Winterhawks (5-1-0-0).

Nathan Behm scored for the Blazers (1-4-2-0).

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WARRIORS 4 HURRICANES 3

MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Martin Rysavy had a goal and an assist as the Moose Jaw Warriors edged the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes 4-3.

Jagger Firkus, Brayden Yager and Ethan Semeniuk also scored for the Warriors (6-3-0-0).

Miguel Marques, Trae Wilke and Noah Chadwick scored for the Hurricanes (5-3-1-0).

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RAIDERS 7 HITMEN 2

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – Aiden Oiring had two goals and an assist as the Prince Albert Raiders rolled over the visiting Calgary Hitmen 7-2.

Niall Crocker, Krzysztof Macias, Hayden Pakkala, Terrell Goldsmith and Matej Kubiesa also scored for the Raiders (5-3-0-0).

Oliver Tulk and Carter Yakemchuk scored for the Hitmen (2-6-0-0).

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SILVERTIPS 8 ROYALS 1

VICTORIA, B.C. – Ben Hemmerling scored three goals as the visiting Everett Silvertips rolled over the Victoria Royals 8-1.

Cade Zaplitny, Dominik Rymon, Rylan Pearce, Eric Jamieson and Jesse Heslop all scored once for the Silvertips (4-3-0-0).

Dawson Pasternak scored for the Royals (2-5-0-0).

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THUNDERBIRDS 4 WILD 2

SEATTLE, Wash. – Jeremy Hanzel scored a goal and added two assists as the Seattle Thunderbirds edged the visiting Wenatchee Wild 4-2.

Gracyn Sawchyn, Sam Popowich and Luca Hauf also scored for the Thunderbirds (3-1-0-0).

Briley Wood and Steven Arp scored for the Wild (3-5-1-0).

NHL

Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin had a goal and three assists, and the Pittsburgh Penguins won their first game of the NHL season on Friday by defeating the host Washington Capitals 4-0 in their regular-season debut. Reilly Smith also scored for the Pens, who improved to 1-and-1.

The Arizona Coyotes made their NHL regular-season debut a winning one as they knocked off the host New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a Friday shootout. Matt Dumba, Nick Schmaltz and Sean Durzi scored for the Coyotes in regulation time. Clayton Keller and Logan Cooley each had two assists. The Devils got two goals from Jesper Bratt and a single from Dougie Hamilton. Jack Hughes had three assists in the loss.

There are 14 games on Saturday’s NHL schedule and all seven Canadian teams are in action. The Edmonton Oilers host the Vancouver Canucks; the Chicago Blackhawks visit the Montreal Canadiens; the Toronto Maple Leafs entertain the Minnesota Wild; the Calgary Flames visit the Pittsburgh Penguins; Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers; and the Philadelphia Flyers visit the Ottawa Senators.

CFL

HAMILTON – Sean Whyte’s 48-yard field goal on the final play of regulation time earned the B.C. Lions a thrilling 33-30 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.

Whyte’s boot came after former Ticat quarterback Dane Evans engineered the final drive for injured starter Vernon Adams Jr. Evans completed all four passes he attempted for 42 yards.

Hamilton’s Marc Liegghio connected on a 48-yard field goal, which hit the upright and fell in, with one minute left in the game to make it 30-30.

Adams Jr’s five-yard scoring strike to Alexander Hollins at 1:06 of the fourth put B.C. ahead 30-24. Liegghio’s 30-yard field goal at 8:43 cut the Lions’ lead to 30-27.

B.C. (12-5) moved into a first-place tie with idle Winnipeg (12-4) in the West Division standings. But the Blue Bombers not only have a game in hand but also own the tiebreaker after winning the season series between the two teams.

The Lions win gave Montreal (9-7) second in the East Division and will host third-place Hamilton in the conference semifinal Nov. 4. The Alouettes visit the Edmonton Elks (4-12) on Saturday.

Veteran Bo Levi Mitchell made a second straight start for Hamilton but first this season at home. The 33-year-old Texan opened the second half, completing 13-of-19 passes for 135 yards with two TDs and an interception before giving way to Matt Shiltz.

(Canadian Press)