On Saturday, the Regina Pats opened their three-game homestand with a 3-0 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders inside the Brandt Centre.
Max Hildebrand made 22 saves for his fifth career shutout and third of the season. Meanwhile, Pats goaltender Ewan Huet also had a steady performance with 23 saves, including a handful of huge stops to keep the Pats within striking distance.
The contest was scoreless until the second period's final minute when Harrison Lodewyk popped home a rebound. Three minutes into the third, Tomas Mrsic added an insurance marker.
FINAL SCORE: Raiders 3, Pats 0
THE GOALS
First Period
No scoring.
Second Period
1-0: Raiders at 19:51 – Harrison Lodewyk (10), assisted by Rilen Kovacevic & Niall Crocker // Crocker, worked the puck deep on the left side of the Pats zone. Kovacevic then dropped to the front of the net, where the puck ended up on Lodewyk's stick and put it past Huet to give the Raiders a 1-0 lead late in the second period.
Third Period
2-0: Raiders at 3:20 – Tomas Mrsic (32), unassisted // Mrsic carried the puck deep to the left side of the Pats zone and as he got to the goal line he fired a shot that got through Huet to extend the Raiders' lead to 2-0.
3-0: Raiders at 19:50 – Brayden Dube (26), assisted by Tomas Mrsic (EN) // The Raiders stole the puck, went in on a two-man breakaway, and sealed the game with the empty net goal.
THE STATISTICS
SOG: Regina – 6-8-10–24 | Prince Albert – 9-6-11–26
PP: Regina – 0/3 | Prince Albert – 0/3
THE GOALTENDING BATTLE
Regina: Ewan Huet (23 saves / 25 shots)
Prince Albert: Max Hildebrand (24 saves / 24 shots)
THE 3 STARS
First: Max Hildebrand (24SV, SO) – Raiders
Second: Tomas Mrsic (1G-1A) – Raiders
Third: Braxton Whitehead – Pats
JUST NOTES
- The Pats have been shut out six times this season, including three of the last four games.
- Prince Albert is now 5-0-1-1 versus the Pats this season. The Pats are 2-4-0-1 against the Raiders.
- Regina fell to 15-35-5-2 while the Raiders improved to 33-19-3-1.
COMING UP
The Pats' next game is on home ice. They play host to the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday, February 28th, at the Brandt Centre, with a 7 p.m. puck drop. Get your tickets at .
