The Brooks Bandits head to Victoria on Saturday to face the Grizzlies at The Q Centre, according to the league's game page. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.m. PDT.

Brooks enters the game at 7-4-2, good for 16 points and second place in the Interior East division. The Bandits are coming off an 8-2 road win at Powell River on Friday, having also won 8-3 over Vernon on Oct. 23 before dropping an 8-6 decision at Sherwood Park on Oct. 24.

Victoria sits fourth in the league at 9-5-0 with 18 points, leading the Coastal West division, but has lost its last two games. The Grizzlies have been more conservative at both ends of the ice, allowing 36 goals through 14 games compared to Brooks's 52 allowed through 13.

The two teams have met once this season. Victoria won that matchup 4-2 on Oct. 13 at The Q Centre.

Forward Dmitrijs Dilevka leads Brooks with 22 points — five goals and 17 assists — in 13 games. Defenceman Zachary Deleau has 19 points in 12 games, and forward Makaio Van Tassel leads the team with 10 goals to go with 18 points. Alexei Zhukov has 17 points in 13 games, while Koby Francis has posted 14 points in only eight appearances.

For Victoria, forward Joey Brehmer leads the team with seven goals and 12 points in 14 games. Gabriel Courchesne has six goals and 13 points, and Levi Eiter has 14 points largely on the strength of 11 assists.

Saturday's game streams on FloHockey, which requires a subscription. The Bandits return home Wednesday, Nov. 4 to host the Trail Smoke Eaters at Centennial Regional Arena in Brooks, with puck drop at 6:30 p.m. MDT.

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