Pats 4 Cougars 2

REGINA -- The Regina Pats notched their fourth consecutive victory and pulled into a tie for fourth place in the East with Swift Current and P.A. with a 4-2 win over the Prince George Cougars Tuesday night in the Brandt Centre.

Regina got off to a good start, outshooting the Cougars 19-6 in the opening period and goals by Brett Leffler and Matt Strueby put Regina up 2-0 after the opening 20 minutes. Former Pat Dallas Jackson scored on the powerplay for P.G. early in the second to make it 2-1 but Regina's Jordan Weal restored the two goal lead with a powerplay goal of his own and Regina led 3-1 after two periods.

Again the Cougars got to within a goal when Tyler Halladay beat Regina goalie Damien Ketlo 3:32 in, but the Pats' Garrett Mitchell made it 4-2 Regina with a powerplay goal at 7:43. Cougar coach Dean Clark pulled the goalie with over two minutes remaining and they even got a late powerplay courtesy a penalty to Regina's Colten Teubert. However they couldn't cut into the deficit as time ran out.

GAME OVER: Regina 4 Prince George 2

STATS: Regina outshot the Cougars 44-24 while going 2/5 on the powerplay and 4/5 killing penalties. The attendance was 4006.

MOLSON 3-STARS: 1) Weal 2) Stremmel 3) Leffler. Taylor Toyota Hardest Working Pat: Brandon Davidson.

THE RECORDS: Pats improve to 10-9-2, Cougars fall to 3-14-1-1.

UP NEXT: The Pats conclude their five game homestand Friday night at 7:00 against the Moose Jaw Warriors in the Brandt Centre on 620 CKRM (Press Box Sports Bar Pats Pregame Show at 6:35pm). Saturday the Pats visit the Warriors and on Sunday evening the Pats visit the Brandon Wheat Kings.