SCOUTING REPORT

BRANDON (18-30-2-2) at REGINA (18-27-3-3)

Today, 7 p.m., Brandt Centre Radio: 620 CKRM Key injuries: REGINA — D Colton Jobke (knee, indefinite); RW Carson Samoridny (concussion, day-to-day). BRANDON — G Corbin Boes (knee, indefinite); F Richard Nejezchleb (hand, indefinite); F Tyrel Seaman (concussion, indefinite). Overview: It’s a battle of the basement in the Eastern Conference, with last-place Brandon trailing 11th-place Regina by just two points ... Tonight’s contest is the fifth of eight regular-season meetings. Brandon is 3-1-0 so far in the season series ... The teams have already met twice this month. The Pats won 3-1 in Regina on Jan. 6 and lost 2-1 in Brandon on Jan. 12 ... The Pats, riding an eight-game losing streak, are coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday. The Wheat Kings, who lost 5-1 to the Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday, have dropped three in a row and five of their past seven ... With Boes out, Curtis Honey has taken over as the Wheat Kings’ No. 1 goalie. He stopped 19 of 20 shots in Brandon’s last win over the Pats ... Regina’s Matt Hewitt has started all four games against the Wheat Kings, stopping 94 of 105 shots (.896 save percentage) … Pats leading scorer Morgan Klimchuk (25-30—55, 51 GP) has two goals and two assists in four games against Brandon this season. Lane Scheidl (24-31—55, 51 GP) has one goal and three helpers ... The Wheat Kings’ leading scorer is D Ryan Pulock (10-21—31, 41 GP), followed by rookie F Jayce Hawryluk (11-18—29, 43 GP). C Nick Buonassisi (10-17—27, 49 GP) has a team-leading five points (one goal and four assists) in four games against Regina. Wilcox product Tim McGauley (15-10-25, 46 GP) has a goal in each of Brandon’s last three meetings with the Pats ... Brandon is ranked last in the 22-team WHL on the power play (14%) and penalty kill (70.6%). The Pats are 16th on the PP (17.5%) and have gone 1-for-23 in their past four games. They’re 20th on the PK (75.5%).