RED DEER, Alberta (Interstat) — The Penticton Vees will visit the Red Deer Rebels on Friday in a minor league hockey game at Marchant Crane Centrium. Penticton enters with a 4-9 record, while Red Deer is 7-4.

Penticton has dropped its most recent game, a 4-3 loss at Calgary. Tyler Deakos is a player to watch for the Vees. In his last 10 games, Deakos has three goals, four assists, 29 shots on goal and 14 penalty minutes. He had a goal, an assist, five shots on goal and two penalty minutes in the loss at Calgary, with Graham Jones adding two assists and Noel Pakarinen scoring once. Deakos also had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 loss at Tri-City, an assist in a 7-4 loss to Brandon, an assist in a 4-2 win over Tri-City and a goal in a 3-2 overtime win over Vancouver. He recorded three shots on goal in a 1-5 loss to Vancouver and three shots on goal in a 0-2 loss at Wenatchee. The Vees have been held to two goals or fewer in five of their last eight games, a stretch that includes a 5-1 loss to Vancouver, a 2-0 loss at Wenatchee, a 2-0 loss to Portland and a 3-2 shootout loss to Swift Current. Penticton’s wins this season include a 3-2 overtime victory over Vancouver, a 4-2 win over Tri-City and a 4-2 win over Kelowna. The Vees will next visit Edmonton before hosting Tri-City.

Red Deer had won five straight before a 7-3 loss at Calgary in its most recent game. Grayden Peterson is a player to watch for the Rebels. He has four goals and one assist in his last five games, including two goals and five shots on goal in the loss at Calgary. Peterson also scored in a 9-4 win over Victoria, recorded a goal and two shots on goal in an 8-5 win over Calgary, and had an assist and one shot on goal in a 4-2 win at Saskatoon. Beckett Hamilton added a goal and two assists in the loss at Calgary, while Kalder Varga had two assists. The Rebels have scored at least four goals in five of their last eight games, including a 9-4 win over Victoria, an 8-5 win over Calgary and a 4-0 win over Edmonton. Red Deer’s 7-4 record includes a 5-2 win at Moose Jaw and a 4-2 win at Saskatoon. The Rebels will next host Lethbridge, Saskatoon and Calgary.

The game is scheduled for Friday at Marchant Crane Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Red Deer to defeat Penticton 4-1.