The Regina Pats kicked a three-in-three homestand with a 6-3 loss to the Saskatoon Blades on Friday night.
The Blades jumped out to an early 2-0 lead on Autism Awareness Night after goals by Tristen Robins and Chase Wouters. Midway through the period, Logan Nijhoff scored on the power play to make it 2-1 Saskatoon.
Early in the second period, the Blades went up 3-1. The Pats came back to tie it up with goals 16 seconds apart from Zack Smith and Austin Pratt. Late in the period, the Blades jumped back into the lead thanks to Riley McKay.
The Pats kept the score within one until the 16:49 mark, when the Blades made it 5-3. They would go on to add an empty netter to secure the 6-3 win.
The Blades outshot the Pats 36-27 in the game, spoiling Jakob Brook’s Pats debut and 100th game in the WHL. Ryker Evans also played in his 100th WHL game.
The Pats were 1 for 5 on the power play, and four for five on the penalty kill. Cole Dubinsky and Austin Pratt both had two-point nights in the loss.
With the two-point night, Pratt once again leads the team in scoring with 48 points.
The Pats are back in action Saturday against the Edmonton Oil Kings; Sunday night they host the Brandon Wheat Kings.
You can hear both of those games on 620 CKRM with Saturday’s pre-game show at 6:35 p.m. Saturday’s puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m and Sunday’s is at 4:00 p.m.
