The Brooks Bandits host the Cowichan Valley Capitals on Saturday night at the Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, according to the league's game page. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. MDT.

Brooks enters the game at 5-3-1 for 11 points, sitting second in the Interior East Division and 10th in the BCHL. The Bandits are coming off a 4-1 home win over the Nanaimo Clippers on Wednesday after dropping back-to-back road games, 7-4 at Okotoks on Oct. 10 and 4-2 at Victoria on Oct. 13. At home this season, Brooks is 4-0-1.

Cowichan Valley arrives at 4-7-0 for eight points, last in the Coastal West Division and 15th in the league. The Capitals have lost their last game and are 3-5 on the road this season, scoring 36 goals while allowing 45 through 11 games.

Dmitrijs Dilevka leads the Bandits in scoring with 14 points on three goals and 11 assists in nine games. Makaio Van Tassel is second with 13 points, built on eight goals and five assists, while Alexei Zhukov has 12 points. Defenceman Zachary Deleau has 11 points in eight games, and Koby Francis has nine points in five games.

For Cowichan Valley, Trace Frieden leads the club with 10 points in 11 games. Bryce Bryant has nine points and Raphael Messier eight, both in 11 games.

Saturday's game is the first meeting between the two clubs this season. The Bandits' next home game follows on Friday, Oct. 23, when the Vernon Vipers visit the Centennial Regional Arena for a 7 p.m. MDT puck drop.

Saturday's game streams live on FloHockey, which requires a subscription.

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