The Regina Pats dropped the second game of their Alberta road trip, 10-4, to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Tuesday at Co-op Place.
The Pats got goals from Zachary Lansard, Jace Egland, Caden Brown and Zach Moore, and two helpers from Julien Maze. Kelton Pyne made 36 saves in the loss. After trailing 4-0 through 20 minutes of action, the Pats outscored the Tigers 3-2 in the second frame.
Twelve different Tigers players got on the scoresheet. Kadon McCann (2G) and Ryder Ritchie (2G) each had multi-goal games. Hunter St. Martin led the way with four assists, while Gavin McKenna tallied three helpers. Jordan Switzer made 13 saves in the Tigers' seventh straight win.
FINAL SCORE: Tigers 10, Pats 4
THE GOALS
First Period
1-0: Tigers at 1:20 – Kadon McCann (8), assisted by Hunter St. Martin // The Pats turned the puck over in their own zone where St. Martin found McCann in front, and he tucked a backhander past Pyne to give the Tigers an early 1-0 lead.
2-0: Tigers at 10:00 – Bryce Pickford (19), unassisted // Pickford’s point blast was deflected in front and past Pyne to make it 2-0 Tigers.
3-0: Tigers at 15:49 – Oasiz Wiesblatt (20), assisted by Gavin McKenna & Tanner Molendyk (PP) // McKenna got the puck along the right boards and sent a pass to Wiesblatt who got open at the side of the net and he tipped it past Pyne to make it 3-0 Tigers.
4-0: Tigers at 17:25 – Ryder Ritchie (16), assisted by Oasiz Wiesblatt & Gavin McKenna // McKenna fed a pass to Ritchie who made no mistake to make it 4-0 Tigers.
Second Period
5-0: Tigers at 4:18 – Liam Ruck (14), assisted by Marcus Ruck & Josh Van Mulligan (PP) // With the Tigers on the powerplay, Marcus Ruck found his twin Liam Ruck cross-ice and he fired it past Pyne to make it 5-0.
5-1: Pats at 5:18 – Zach Lansard (5), assisted by Julien Maze & Zach Pantelakis // Maze and Lansard got sprung on a mini two-on-none with Lansard finishing off a Maze pass to get the Pats on the board.
6-1: Tigers at 8:35 – Jonas Woo (7), assisted by Hunter St. Martin & Liam Ruck (PP) // With a scramble in front of the Pats net, Woo was able to knock the puck past Pyne to make it 6-1.
6-2: Pats at 11:20 – Jace Egland (4), assisted by Ashton Brown & Cameron Kuzma // Ashton Brown, took a check to move the puck up the ice, which found Egland, who streaked into the offensive zone and fired a shot from the slot past Switzer to make it 6-2 Tigers.
6-3: Pats at 15:25 – Zach Moore (9), assisted by Julien Maze & Matt Paranych // Paranych’s shot caromed wide off the back boards to Maze, whose shot was stopped, but Moore was there to find the rebound to get the Pats down 6-3.
Third Period
7-3: Tigers at 23 seconds – Marcus Pacheco (8), assisted by Hunter St. Martin & Josh Van Mulligan // The Tigers picked the pocket of a Pats defender, and Pacheco found himself in alone and tucked it past Pyne to make it 7-3 Tigers.
7-4: Pats at 2:08 – Caden Brown (15), assisted by Reese Hamilton & Ephram McNutt (PP) // Caden Brown got the puck at the right circle and fired a shot far side past Switzer to make it 7-4 Tigers.
8-4: Tigers at 9:10 – Kadon McCann (9), assisted by Marcus Pacheco // McCann, converted a two-on-one pass to make it 8-4.
9-4: Tigers at 11:20 – Ryder Ritchie (17), assisted by Player & Player // McKenna, sent the puck towards the Pats net, and it redirected off Richie and past Pyne to make it 9-4.
10-4: Tigers at 14:14 – Liam Ruck (15), assisted by Josh Van Mulligan & Hunter St. Martin (PP) // Ruck deflected the puck past Pyne to make it 10-4.
THE STATISTICS
SOG: Regina – 7-7-3–17 | Medicine Hat – 11-15-20–46
PP: Regina – 1/4 | Medicine Hat – 4/7
THE GOALTENDING BATTLE
Regina: Kelton Pyne (36 saves / 46shots)
Medicine Hat: Jordan Switzer (13 saves / 17 shots)
THE 3 STARS
First: Hunter St. Martin (4A) – Tigers
Second: Liam Ruck (2G-1A) – Tigers
Third: Josh Van Mulligan (3A) – Tigers
JUST NOTES
- 2009-born defenceman Aiden Wagner made his Pats debut; he is the 1,451st player to play in a regular season or playoff game for the franchise.
- Caden Brown notched his team-leading 15th goal of the season. He has 14 points (9G-5A) in his last 14 games, with points in 11 of those 14 games.
- Zach Lansard scored his fifth of the season to extend his point streak to five straight games (3G-2A)
- Zach Pantelakis had an assist, giving him three points (2G-1A) in his last four games.
- Reese Hamilton picked up an assist and has assists in back-to-back games.
- Julien Maze ended a two-game pointless streak with a pair of helpers.
- Jace Egland scored his fourth of the season and second in his last three games.
- Ashton Brown picked up his first point as a Pat.
- Cameron Kuzma had an assist, which ended a two-game pointless skid.
- Zach Moore scored ninth of the season and first in three games.
- Matt Paranych picked up an assist versus his former team and his first point in three games.
- Ephram McNutt had an assist and has assists in three of his last four games.
- The Pats drop to 12-25-4-2 while the Tigers improved to 28-15-2-0.
COMING UP
The Pats will finish this road trip on Wednesday, January 22, against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Puck drop is at 8:00 p.m. (SK Time). The Pat's next home game is on Saturday, January 25, against the Prince Albert Raiders.
