ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland and Labrador (Interstat) — The Newfoundland Regiment will host the Victoriaville Tigres in minor league hockey action on Saturday at Mary Brown’s Centre. Newfoundland enters the matchup 9-4, while Victoriaville is 7-5.

Newfoundland is coming off a 4-2 win at Drummondville. Benjamin Veitch recorded a goal on six shots with two penalty minutes and a hit, Tyson Goguen had two assists on three shots and a hit, and Matthew Frost added a goal and an assist on two shots with two penalty minutes. Goguen is the player to watch for the Regiment. In his recent stretch, he had two goals and an assist on five shots and a hit at Baie-Comeau, two goals and an assist on four shots and a hit at Blainville-Boisbriand, and a goal on three shots in each of two games at Rimouski. He also had an assist on three shots against Rouyn-Noranda and a goal on two shots with two penalty minutes against Halifax.

Victoriaville is coming off a 4-2 home win against Sherbrooke. Thomas Desruisseaux had a goal and an assist on six shots and a hit, Alexey Vlasov recorded two goals on eight shots with four penalty minutes and a hit, and Egor Shilov added two assists on two shots. Desruisseaux is the player to watch for the Tigres. In his recent games, he had four shots against Quebec, an assist on four shots and a hit at Drummondville, and an assist on two shots with six penalty minutes and a hit at Blainville-Boisbriand. He also had a goal and an assist on three shots against Shawinigan, a goal and an assist on two shots at Chicoutimi, an assist on one shot at Baie-Comeau, three assists on two shots with three hits against Charlottetown, and two goals and an assist on three shots against Gatineau.

Newfoundland’s recent results also include a 5-2 win at Baie-Comeau, a 2-0 win at Baie-Comeau, a 4-3 win at Rimouski, a 6-3 win at Blainville-Boisbriand, two overtime wins against Rouyn-Noranda, and a 6-0 home win against Halifax. Victoriaville’s recent results include a 4-2 win against Sherbrooke, a 3-2 shootout loss at Drummondville, a 6-2 loss at Blainville-Boisbriand, a 5-3 home win against Shawinigan, a 3-2 win at Chicoutimi, a 5-2 win at Baie-Comeau, a 6-5 overtime win against Charlottetown, a 7-5 home win against Gatineau, a 7-1 home loss to Sherbrooke, and an 8-7 home win against Drummondville.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Newfoundland 6, Victoriaville 2.