WHL roundup: Pats pad lead then hang on to beat Blades 4-3

REGINA - The Regina Pats took a 3-0 lead into the third period and then hung on to beat the visiting Saskatoon Blades 4-3 in Western Hockey League action on Friday night at the Brandt Centre.

Aleksey Chichkin, Caden Brown, Dayton Deschamps and Zach Moore scored for the Pats (8-17-3-2), who were outshot 27-26, including 14-9 in the final period.

Isaac Poll, Ben Riche and Tyler Parr scored for the East Division-leading Blades (17-9-2-2). Brandon Lisowsky chipped in with two assists.

The teams were tied 0-0 after the first period and the Pats took a 3-0 lead into the third.

The Blades went 1-for-5 on the power play, while the Pats were 1-for-3.

Elsewhere in the WHL on Friday:

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TIGERS 5 WARRIORS 1

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Ryder Ritchie scored a goal and added two assists as the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers pounced on the Moose Jaw Warriors 5-1.

Andrew Basha, Hunter St. Martin, Jonas Woo and Bryce Pickford also scored for the Central Division-leading Tigers (18-13-1-0), who outshot the Warriors 48-26.

Aiden Ziprick scored for the Warriors (6-19-3-1), who trailed 2-0 after the first period and 4-1 heading into the third.

Both teams went 1-for-4 on the power play.

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HURRICANES 4 REBELS 1

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The Lethbridge Hurricanes scored a short-handed goal, power-play goal and empty-netter en route to a 4-1 win over the visiting Red Deer Rebels.

Brayden Edwards, Trae Johnson, Hayden Pakkala and Logan Wormald scored for the Hurricanes (16-10-1-1), who outshot the visitors 29-16.

Trae Wilke scored for the Rebels (14-13-1-2), who were tied 1-1 after the first period and 1-1 heading into the third.

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HITMEN 5 BLAZERS 4 (OT)

CALGARY, Alta. — Carter Yakemchuk's goal at 2:09 of overtime lifted the Calgary Hitmen to a 5-4 win...