A night after snapping their 10-game losing the streak, the Regina Pats (13-33-1-2) lost 3-2 in a shootout to the Brandon Wheat Kings (20-19-3-3) Saturday night in Western Hockey League (WHL) action.
Pats defender Kyle Walker scored his first goal of the season, and first-of-two in the game, 3:53 into the contest– giving them a 1-0 lead.
The Wheat Kings responded with two goals from Connor Gutenberg (11) and Cole Reinhardt (15).
Gutenberg scored at the 6:02 mark in the first, while Reinhardt scored just over four minutes into the second.
Walker tied it up at 2-2 late in the third, forcing the game into overtime.
No goals were scored in the extra frame – leaving the game to be decided in a shootout.
Pats forwards Austin Pratt and Sergei Alkhimov both missed on their shootout attempts, while Ben McCartney and Stelio Mattheos scored for the Wheat Kings.
Dean McNabb got the start for the Pats and stopped 26-of-28 shots he faced. Ethan Kruger stopped 31-of-33 shots for the Wheat Kings.
The Pats return to action on Tuesday when they host the Calgary Hitmen (22-19-3-1). Game time is 7 p.m.