The two local teams in the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League are on home ice.
The Antigonish Bulldogs meet the Miners at the Antigonish Arena at 7 p.m.
It’s a match-up of the top two teams in the five-team Sid Rowe Division; the Bulldogs (10-1-1), who lost their first game in regulation against Pictou Co. in Trenton Sunday night, are in top spot with 21 points, three points up on the second-place Miners (8-3-2).
It’s the fourth and final regular season game between the teams; Antigonish has won two of the first three.
The Strait Pirates host the Eskasoni Eagles.
The Pirates (4-5-1), with one win in their last three since play resumed, are last in the division with nine points, a point back of Pictou Co. for fourth; the Eagles (4-7-3) are third with 11 points.
It’s the fourth and final regular season game between those teams; the Pirates have won two of the first three, including Sunday’s 9-8 overtime win in Eskasoni when Cameron Gillis scored six goals.
Puck drop at the Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre at 7:30 p.m.
The Pirates play for the second time in as many nights when they meet the Miners in Membertou Saturday night.
The Battle of Nova Scotia resumes in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
The Cape Breton Eagles host the Halifax Mooseheads.
The Mooseheads (9-13-6), who have one win in their last six, are second in the six-team Maritimes Division with 24 points, 16 points behind Charlottetown for top spot, and a point ahead of the third-place Eagles (11-13-1), who have one win in their last four games to sit three points ahead of fourth-place Acadie-Bathurst.
The season series is tied 5-5 after Halifax won 4-3 in overtime in Sydney Tuesday night.
Puck drop at Centre 200 in Sydney is 7 p.m.
It’s the first of back-to-back home games for the Eagles, who host River Denys’ Colten Ellis, Antigonish’s Sean Stewart and Charlottetown Saturday afternoon.
