TIGERS MAUL PATS 8-2

REGINA – The Regina Pats dropped an 8-2 decision at home to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday night at the Brandt Centre. 

In the first, the Tigers found the game’s first goal at the 17:58 mark on the powerplay. Brett Kemp scored on a cross ice feed and it was 1-0 Medicine Hat after one. In the second, the Pats tied the game just over a minute in when Zack Smith picked up his 11th of the season. The Tigers responded with three goals after that and took a 4-1 lead into the second intermission. In the third, The Tigers scored four more goals, the Pats lone marker came on the powerplay, Logan Nijhoff with his 14th and Medicine Hat took the two points in an 8-2 final score.

The Pats were outshot 40-20, the powerplay was one for four and the penalty kill three for six, while Donovan Buskey made 32 saves.

The Pats (20-32-4-2) will head to Medicine Hat for a rematch with the Tigers on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. on 620 CKRM.

(Phil Andrews/ReginaPats.com)