Junior Wolves host North Bay

NOJHL action heats up tonight at the McClelland Arena in Copper Cliff as the Sudbury Junior Wolves host the North Bay Skyhawks. Game time is 7:30 pm.

Sudbury is coming off a 4-3 victory in North Bay Friday night. Both teams are in a heated battle for first place. The winner of this game will claim top spot in the NOJHL standings since only one point separates them.

Sudbury has a record of 7-1-4-2, good for 25 points and second place. At home, Sudbury has been tough, going 4-1-2-0. The Junior Wolves have only one regulation time loss in their last 10 games. They feature the league's Number One offence with 63 goals for. Scott Restoule is the overall league-scoring leader with 14 goals and 33 points in 14 games. Sudbury owns a monopoly on the first four places on the scoring leaders board. Chris Kangas is second with 22 points, followed by Chris Pontes with 21 points and Brenden Biedermann with 20 points.

In goal, starter Alain Valiquette has forged a record of 4-2-1-1 with a 3.08 goals-against-average (GAA) and a .905 save percentage.

North Bay has a record of 6-3-2-2, good for 26 points and first place in the NOJHL standings. On the road, the Skyhawks aren't wimps, compiling a record of 4-1-0-2. Dustin Fummerton leads the team in scoring with 20 points in 13 games. Justin Roy is second with 19 points in 13 games.

Starting goalie Ian Wilson has a record of 7-3-1-0 with a 2.74 GAA and a .908 save percentage.