ST. CATHARINES, Ontario (Interstat) — Ryder Carey scored twice and Evgeny Dubrovtsev added two goals as the North Bay Battalion beat the Niagara IceDogs 7-3 on Friday at Meridian Centre. North Bay trailed 1-0 after Reyth Smith scored in the first period, but Arseny Pronin tied it in the second. Layne Gallacher restored Niagara’s lead before Carey leveled the score. Dubrovtsev put North Bay ahead in the third, Nolan Laird and Carter Kunopaski extended the margin, and Dubrovtsev and Carey scored late. Ivan Galiyanov scored for Niagara. Kunopaski was North Bay’s top star and finished with a goal and an assist. Carey recorded two goals on two shots, Dubrovtsev scored twice on four shots and Laird added a goal and three shots. Parker Vaughan had two assists, and Cam Warren also set up a goal. North Bay improved to 7-9, while Niagara fell to 7-7. Attendance was 2,322.