GRAND RAPIDS (Interstat) — The Manitoba Moose visit the Grand Rapids Griffins in a minor league hockey game on Wednesday. Manitoba enters with a 5-1 record, while Grand Rapids is 5-2. The teams have met once this season, with Grand Rapids taking a 2-1 decision. Manitoba has won its past two games and five of six overall. The Moose have scored at least three goals in each of their five wins. The Moose are coming off a 4-3 overtime win against Texas in their most recent game. Nikita Chibrikov led Manitoba with two goals and one assist and four shots on goal in that win. Brayden Yager added one goal and one assist, and Colby Barlow scored once. Yager finished with four shots on goal, and Barlow added two penalty minutes. Chibrikov enters as a player to watch for Manitoba. He has four goals and five assists over his past six games, including a one-goal, two-assist performance against Texas and a two-goal, one-assist outing in his most recent appearance. He was held without a point in the earlier meeting with Grand Rapids and recorded one shot on goal in that game. The Moose’s other recent results include a 7-4 win against Texas, a 6-1 win at Chicago and an 8-3 win against Chicago. Manitoba’s lone loss this season came at Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids returns home after a 5-1 win over Rockford in its most recent game. John Leonard produced three goals and one assist with seven shots on goal in that victory, and William Lagesson added a goal. Michal Postava recorded the win with 10 saves. Postava stopped all 10 shots he faced. Leonard is the Griffins player to watch. He has five goals and one assist over his past three games, including a two-goal, seven-shot effort at Rockford in the preceding game. Grand Rapids is 5-2 this season, with its losses coming at Milwaukee and at Cleveland in overtime. The Griffins also have wins against Rockford, Chicago and Cleveland. Grand Rapids won the previous matchup between the teams 2-1.

Manitoba will continue its schedule with two games at Iowa after this matchup, followed by road games at Chicago, Milwaukee and Rockford. Grand Rapids will next host Cleveland for two games, followed by a road game at Chicago. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the season at Grand Rapids.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Grand Rapids 4, Manitoba 2. The ELO system gives Grand Rapids a 66.4 percent probability to win. Grand Rapids is a -1.5 favorite, and the over/under is 5.5.