QUICKLY
Paycen Bjorklund and Jackson Doucet both scored in the first period to give the University of Regina's men's hockey team an early lead, but the Cougars fell 3-2 to Saskatchewan on Saturday night in a U-Prairie Challenge matchup at The Co-operators Centre.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bjorklund opened the scoring five minutes in after getting a nice feed from Carson Sass and quickly lifting the puck over Saskatchewan goalie Roddy Ross.
• And under three minutes later, Doucet scored after taking a pass on a 2-on-1 from Jayden Davis to put the home side up two.
• The Cougars took that 2-0 lead into the second, but just after the midway point of the middle frame Saskatchewan scored twice in a span of 38 seconds off goals from Vince Loschiavo and Chantz Petruic.
• Saskatchewan scored what would be the game-winning goal late in the second on Raphael Pelletier's fourth of the season.

NOTES

• Bjorklund's goal was his fifth of the season, putting him into a five-way tie for third in Canada West in that category.
• Leyton Holoien collected his first career Canada West point as he drew the second assist on Bjorklund's goal.
• Adam Evanoff started in net for the third consecutive game and stopped 33 of Saskatchewan's 36 shots.
• Penalty kills dominated the special teams battle. Saskatchewan was 0-for-6 on the power play while the Cougars were 0-for-4.
• The Cougars (2-4-2) continue to hold sixth place in the Canada West standings, one point up on seventh-place MacEwan.

NEXT UP
Now in the midst of five consecutive home games, the Cougars are back at home next weekend with games against Calgary on Friday and Saturday at The Co-operators Centre. They'll also entertain Manitoba at home on Nov. 10 and Nov. 11.