Hitmen send Pats to second straight loss

The Calgary Hitmen scored four unanswered goals en route to a 4-1 WHL victory over the visiting Regina Pats on Friday.

Regina led 1-0 after the first period thanks to Austin Pratt’s power-play goal, but the Hitmen scored two goals in the second period and two more in the third.

Hunter Campbell, Riley Stotts, Jonas Peterek and Carson Focht scored for Calgary, which got three assists from Mark Kastelic.

The Hitmen (14-6-2-1) fired 46 shots at Max Paddock in the Pats’ net, while Regina tested Calgary goalie Jack McNaughton 25 times.

The Pats (5-16-2-0) are to visit the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday before completing their stretch of three games in three days with a contest Sunday against the host Edmonton Oil Kings.