OTTAWA, Ontario (Interstat) — The North Bay Battalion built an early lead and withstood a rally to defeat the Ottawa 67’s 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League play Sunday at TD Place.

North Bay struck twice in the final 85 seconds of the first period on goals by Ethan Procyszyn and Kent Greer. Ottawa answered with second- and third-period goals from Frankie Marrelli and Ondrej Ruml to pull within one, but the Battalion sealed it with two late tallies. Ryder Carey and Lirim Amidovski, who finished with a goal and an assist, scored in the third for North Bay.

The Battalion improved to 31-26. The 67’s fell to 39-17 before a crowd of 2,825. Aaron Enright, who had an assist on the opening goal, was named the top star for North Bay.