GREATER SUDBURY, Ontario (Interstat) — The North Bay Battalion will be the visiting team against the Sudbury Wolves on Friday in a minor league hockey game at Sudbury Community Arena in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. North Bay enters with a 4-8 record, while Sudbury is 8-3. The Wolves are the home team for the matchup between the two Ontario-based clubs.

Sudbury has won the most recent meeting between the teams, 4-3 at North Bay. North Bay won the earlier meeting this season 4-3 in overtime. In the most recent game, Adam Nemec had one goal and two assists for Sudbury, Jan Chovan added one goal and one assist, and Tanner Adams scored once. For North Bay, Evgeny Dubrovtsev, Shamar Moses and Rene Van Bommel each scored once as the Battalion were held to three goals.

North Bay’s other recent results include a 5-4 home loss to Niagara, a 4-2 loss at Peterborough and a 3-1 home win over Peterborough. Sudbury’s other recent results include a 5-2 loss at Guelph, a 4-1 loss at London and a 6-2 win at Windsor. North Bay’s next scheduled games include a visit to Barrie and a home game against London. Sudbury is scheduled to visit Oshawa and host London.

Dubrovtsev is a player to watch for North Bay. The center has six goals and three assists over his past nine games, with 27 shots on goal in that span. He had one goal and four shots on goal in the most recent meeting with Sudbury and also recorded a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Peterborough. Dubrovtsev had one assist and two shots on goal in a 4-3 overtime win over Sudbury earlier this season. He also had a goal and three shots on goal at Peterborough and a goal and three shots on goal at London.

Nemec is a player to watch for Sudbury. The left wing has three goals and 12 assists over his past six games, including a goal and two assists in the most recent win over North Bay. He also had three assists against Peterborough and one goal and four assists against Niagara. Nemec recorded two assists and one shot on goal in a 6-2 win at Windsor. He added a goal and one shot on goal at London and two assists and one shot on goal at Windsor.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sudbury 3, North Bay 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects North Bay with a 51.6 percent probability to win. The over/under for the game is 6.5.