Punch-less Blades Blanked by Visiting Pats in Battle of Teams on Multi-Game Losing Streaks

The second-longest current losing streak in the W-H-L now belongs to the Saskatoon Blades following a 4-0 setback to the visiting Regina Pats Sunday.

The result upped the Bridge City Bunch’s losing skid to five games and put the brakes on a seven-game losing streak for Regina. Only the Swift Current Broncos are on a longer current skid with eight consecutive losses. Matthew Hutchison stopped 32 shots for his first shutout of the season and his W-H-L career. The only goal he needed in support came in the first period from 18-year-old Russian winger Ruslan Karimov – who also added two assists. Matt Paranych, Zachary Lansard and Julien Maze also tallied for the Pats, now 10-16-3 for the season. The victory also ended a run of four consecutive head-to-head losses to the Blue and Gold for Regina, as well as eight straight home-ice victories for the Blades over the Pats – dating back to March 19, 2023. It was the first time this season that the Blue and Gold failed to score a goal in a game. However, the Blades are now goal-less in their last five periods, plus 43 seconds and have been out-scored 26-11 during their last five games. For the season, Saskatoon is 14-13-2 with their next game coming up Tuesday in Moose Jaw. Following are the audio highlights from CJWW’s broadcast, Post-Game Show interviews with head coach Dan Da Silva, along with left wingers David Lewandowski and Dustin Willhoft plus the official game summary courtesy the W-H-L website…..

REGINA Goals REGINA PLAYERS (plus) SASKATOON PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time  G-As1-As2 1st 15:20  25-72-55 25 44 55 57 72 9 11 41 56 77 2nd 13:33  44-72-25 25 38 44 57 72 20 23 37 41 82 3rd 15:23  57-25-44 25 38 44 57 72 9 26 47 56 77 3rd 18:01 EN  72 20 44 55 57 72 20 23 37 41 82

SASKATOON Goals SASKATOON PLAYERS (plus) REGINA PLAYERS (minus) Per. Time  G-As1-As2