Peterborough at Oshawa

OSHAWA (Interstat) — The Peterborough Petes will visit the Oshawa Generals on Friday at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa, Ont., for a minor league hockey game. Peterborough enters with a 6-7 record, while Oshawa is 4-9. The Petes have won four of their past five games, and the Generals have lost four of their past five. The teams are meeting for the first time since Peterborough earned a 5-4 overtime win in the most recent head-to-head matchup.

Aiden Young is a player to watch for Peterborough. The forward had a goal, an assist and four shots on goal in the recent meeting with Oshawa. Young has recorded at least one assist in four of his past seven appearances and has remained involved in the Petes’ offense with shots on goal in each of his recent games. Peterborough’s most recent result was the overtime win against Oshawa, a game in which Aiden Young, Adam Levac and Camron Hankai each recorded a goal and an assist. Young had points in the recent win against Oshawa and has been among Peterborough’s shot leaders in recent games.

Tyler Hinde is a player to watch for Oshawa. He had a goal, an assist and six shots on goal in the most recent meeting with Peterborough. Hinde has recorded points in four of his past 10 appearances and has put at least three shots on goal in four of those games. He also had a goal against Kingston and an assist against Kitchener during that span. Oshawa’s most recent result was the same overtime loss, with Tyler Hinde, Onni Kalto and Ryan Hedley among the most productive players for the Generals. Hinde has been among the Generals’ more involved offensive players during a stretch in which Oshawa has struggled to collect wins.

The game is scheduled for Friday at Tribute Communities Centre. Peterborough will be the visiting team, and Oshawa will be the home team. The Petes will look to carry momentum from the recent overtime victory, while the Generals will seek a stronger result on home ice. Peterborough will aim to improve its record and continue its recent run, and Oshawa will try to reverse its recent results in front of its home crowd.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Oshawa 2, Peterborough 1. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Peterborough with a 55.4 percent probability to win. The over/under for the game is 6.5.