KELOWNA, British Columbia (Interstat) — The Portland Winterhawks will visit the Kelowna Rockets on Wednesday at Prospera Place in a minor league hockey matchup. Portland enters with a 4-4 record, while Kelowna is 4-5. The teams met most recently in Kelowna, where the Rockets earned a 3-2 overtime victory. In that game, Jake Gustafson and Trevor Toyne scored for Portland, while Kyle McDonough recorded an assist. Eli Barrett and Tomas Poletin also contributed for Kelowna in their most recent result.

Portland’s Kyle McDonough is a player to watch. The left wing has two goals and three points over his past four games. He produced a goal and five shots on goal in a 4-1 win against Wenatchee and added a goal and one shot in a 2-0 win at Penticton. McDonough also had an assist and one shot in the overtime loss at Kelowna and recorded four shots on goal and two penalty minutes at Kamloops. Over that four-game stretch, he has 11 shots on goal and four penalty minutes.

Kelowna’s Jakub Frolo is a player to watch. The right wing has two goals and five assists over his past eight games, with points in five of those contests. He had a goal and an assist with five shots and two penalty minutes against Prince George, and he added an assist with seven shots against Portland. Frolo also recorded two assists against Swift Current and a goal with three shots against Brandon. In Kelowna’s most recent game, a 4-3 shootout loss to Prince George, Eli Barrett had a goal and an assist, Frolo had a goal and an assist, and Tomas Poletin added an assist.

Portland’s recent results include a 2-0 win at Penticton, a 3-2 shootout loss at Kamloops, a 4-1 win against Wenatchee, and a 3-2 overtime loss at Kelowna. Portland also has a 5-3 win against Kamloops, a 3-1 loss to Spokane, a 6-1 loss to Spokane, and a 3-2 overtime win at Everett. Kelowna’s recent results include a 4-3 shootout loss to Prince George, a 3-2 overtime win against Portland, a 3-2 overtime loss to Brandon, and a 10-2 win against Swift Current. Kelowna also has a 4-3 overtime win at Kamloops, a 5-2 loss to Kamloops, a 3-1 win against Penticton, a 4-2 loss at Penticton, and a 3-2 overtime loss at Vancouver. Portland is scheduled to continue with games at Spokane and a home matchup with Vancouver. Kelowna is set to visit Victoria for two games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kelowna 4, Portland 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Kelowna a 58.8 percent probability to win. The over/under for the game is 6.5.