Cranbrook, BC – Regina Pats beat the Kootenay ICE 3-2 in an overtime shootout in WHL action on Friday night.
The ICE opened the scoring on a 3-on-2 break as forward Dustin Sylvester was joined by 2 defensemen and fed the trailer Joey Leach who scored on a wrist shot high on the stick side.
ICE broke a 0-for-25 streak on the power-play to make it 2-0. Dominik Pacovsky brought the puck deep into the zone and left the puck near the net where Kevin King chipped it in.
In the 2nd period Pats scored on the power-play as Jordan Eberle was left alone in the slot and scored on a one-timer.
In the 3rd period the Pats tied the game as Kyle Mulder deflected a point shot from Colton Teubert.
The Pats won the shootout 2-1.
It was the first of four meetings this season.
ICE scratches – Brayden McNabb 7th game (knee day-to-day), Luke Paulsen and Brock Montgomery.
ICE will host Swift Current on Saturday.
Game Summary
Regina 12-11-3-0 Kootenay 11-12-1-1
1st Period
1. Kootenay, Leach 2 (Sylvester, King) 14:51
2. Kootenay, King 9 (Pacovsky, Boomer) 16:17 pp
Penalties – Favreau Reg (high sticking) 8:27, Sparrow Reg (holding) 15:54.
2nd Period
3. Regina, Eberle 19 (Carlson, Weal) 13:41 pp
Penalties – Molle Ktn (hooking) 5:50, Eberle Reg (hooking) 8:23, Leach Ktn (slashing) 11:44,
3rd Period
4. Regina, Mulder 4 (Teubert) 14:48
Penalties – Pearce Ktn (hooking) 2:38, Mitchell Reg (goalie interference) 4:32, Delahay Reg (instigator, fighting, misconduct) Fraser Ktn (fighting) 12:45, Ketlo Reg (delay of game) 14:57, Boomer Ktn (interference) 15:48.
Overtime
No Scoring.
Penalties – None
Shootout
Regina wins 2-1.
Regina – Eberle, miss; Weal, miss; Leffler, goal; Strueby, goal.
Kootenay – Sylvester, miss; Reinhart, goal; Fraser, miss; King miss.
Shots on goal by
Regina - 12 – 10 – 8 – 3 = 33
Kootenay - 9 – 11 – 9 – 0 = 29
Goal (shots-saves) – Regina: Damien Ketlo (W 8-7-2-0) Kootenay: Todd Mathews (L 7-5-1-1)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Regina: 1/5 Kootenay: 1/6
Referees – Brett Iverson, Ryan Thompson
Linesmen – Bobby Bedingfield, Ian Shaver
Attendance – 2,641