Down 4-0 after 40 minutes, the Regina Pats staged their latest third-period rally on Saturday night but came up just a little bit short, dropping a 5-4 decision to the Tri-City Americans before 3,530 fans at Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash. With the loss, Regina missed a chance to pull even with Tri-City for 18th place in the WHL’s overall standings. EXTRAS: Carson Denomie and Logan Nijhoff had two assists apiece for Regina … Tri-City went 2-for-3 on the power play. Regina was 2-for-7 … Prospect Matthew Kieper backed up Buskey in place of Danton Belluk (hip flexor). D Makai Mitchell (hernia) returned to the lineup after missing Regina’s previous 16 games … The Pats are slated to continue their road trip on Sunday afternoon against the Everett Silvertips.

Source: National Post January 12, 2020 06:45 UTC