Heartbreak in Medicine Hat: Regina Pats’ WHL Season Ends in Overtime After Game 5 Lead Slips Away

Heartbreak in Medicine Hat: Regina Pats’ WHL season ends in overtime after Game 5 lead slips away

For nearly 40 minutes Saturday night, it looked like the Regina Pats were about to force this first-round series back home. Instead, their season ended cruelly.

Regina Pats' season comes to an end in stunning loss to Tigers

The Pats built up a three-goal lead in Game 5 before the Tigers forced overtime on a crazy bounce, eventually winning it in the extra frame.

Tigers roar back in overtime to defeat Pats in Game 5, move on to second round – Western Hockey League

The Medicine Hat Tigers' title defence hopes are still alive. The Tigers punched their ticket to Round Two of the 2026 WHL Playoffs with a 5-4 overtime win against the Regina Pats in Game 5 on Saturday night. Regina muscled out a commanding 4-1 lead in the second period, but the home side chipped away at the deficit steadily. Noah Davidson and Captain Bryce Pickford lit the lamp less than two minutes apart to make it a 4-3 game at the second int…