WILKES-BARRE (Interstat) — The Belleville Senators will visit the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for a minor league hockey game Friday. Belleville enters with a 3-4 record, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 3-3.

Belleville’s most recent result was a 4-2 win at Toronto. Jonas Johansson made 20 saves on 22 shots, and Tyler Boucher and Scott Harrington each scored a goal. Johansson is the player to watch for Belleville. In his recent appearances, he made 20 saves on 22 shots in the Toronto win, 41 saves on 46 shots against Laval, 30 saves on 32 shots at Syracuse, 20 saves on 21 shots against Rochester and 28 saves on 32 shots against Brantford.

Belleville’s other results this season include a 5-4 overtime loss to Toronto, a 5-4 overtime loss to Laval, a 4-2 loss to Utica, a 3-2 win at Syracuse, a 3-2 shootout win against Rochester and a 5-2 loss to Hamilton. Boucher and Harrington were among Belleville’s most productive players in the Toronto game.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s most recent result was a 6-3 win at Cleveland. Rutger McGroarty had two goals and an assist with six shots, Mikhail Ilyin had one goal and three assists, and Taylor Gauthier made 27 saves on 30 shots. McGroarty is the player to watch for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. In his recent games, he had two goals and an assist with six shots at Cleveland, an assist with three shots at Cleveland, two goals and two assists with eight shots at Providence, an assist with three shots at Hartford, three shots against Hartford and seven shots against Springfield.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s other results this season include a 4-2 loss at Cleveland, a 6-2 win at Providence, a 7-1 win at Hartford, a 3-2 loss to Hartford and a 3-2 overtime loss to Springfield. Ilyin and Gauthier were among the Penguins’ most productive players in the Cleveland game.

Belleville’s upcoming schedule includes games against Hershey, Lehigh Valley, Hartford, Toronto, Lehigh Valley, Providence, Utica, Cleveland and Laval. The Senators will play Hershey and Lehigh Valley on the road before returning home for Hartford and Toronto. They will then face Lehigh Valley and Providence at home before playing Utica on the road. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s upcoming schedule includes games against Hartford, Utica, Hershey, Charlotte, Utica, Hershey, Hamilton, Lehigh Valley and Milwaukee. The Penguins will host Hartford before road games at Utica and Hershey, then continue with Charlotte and Utica. They will later meet Hershey, Hamilton, Lehigh Valley and Milwaukee. The game will be played at the Penguins’ home venue. Both teams will continue their schedules after the game.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 4, Belleville 2. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 5.5.