Taylor Tabashniuk continued his hot play as the Regina Pats kept their perfect home record intact by beating the Everett Silvertips 3-0 in WHL action on Tuesday night.
Tabashniuk, who was named the WHL’s goalie of the week on Monday, recorded a 34-save shutout to push the Pats’ record to 6-0 in Regina.
The shutout was the second of the season for the 19-year-old goalie after he blanked Seattle last Wednesday.
The Pats got a goal each period on Tuesday. Ossi Tukio scored his the first, Zach Lansard added to the lead in the second, and Samuel Karsay notched an insurance marker in the third.
The Pats improved to 7-4-0-1 with the win.
Everett outshot Regina 34-19 and got 16 saves from goaltender Bennett Byers. The Silvertips fell to 4-7-1-2.
Blades downed in Red Deer
The Saskatoon Blades got two goals and an assist from Kazden Mathies, but it wasn’t enough in a 6-4 road loss to the Red Deer Rebels.
Mathies is up to eight goals on the season thanks to his two tallies late in the third period to pull the Blades within one. However, Red Deer’s Jake Banicevic scored into an empty net with seven seconds remaining to seal the loss for Saskatoon.
Hunter Laing scored Saskatoon’s first goal of the game in the second period. Captain Brayden Klimpke had two assists. Martin Psohlavec allowed five goals on 37 shots in the Blades crease. Saskatoon is now 6-5-2 on the season.
Paxson Madill (one goal and two assists) and Poul Andersen (one goal and one assist) led the way offensively for the Rebels. Cole Temple, Beckett Hamilton, and Cash Arcand-Vandale had their other goals.
Matthew Kondro made 27 saves for the Rebels, who moved into sole possession of first place in the Central Division with 18 points (8-4-1-1).
Warriors crushed on home ice
The visiting Brandon Wheat Kings scored the first three goals of the game and the Moose Jaw Warriors never recovered in a 6-2 loss.
Nolan Paquette got the Warriors on the board midway through the second period and Luke Moroz netted a short-handed goal before the intermission. That’s all the offence they could muster.
Jordan Switzer was the losing netminder as he surrendered six goals on 43 shots. The Warriors are in the basement of the Eastern Conference with eight points (4-8).
The Wheat Kings had five players with multi-point outings: Joby Baumuller (two goals and one assist), Jaxon Jacobson (three assists), Kris Muissu (two goals), Colin Grubb and Josh McGregor (two assists each). Hudson Landmark and Chase Surkan bookended the scoring in the game.
Ryley Budd was the winning netminder with 30 saves. The Wheat Kings sit atop the Eastern Conference with 20 points thanks to a 10-4 record.
