Red Flags and Wheel Problem meet Thursday at 7:00 PM EDT in a game that offers both teams a chance to stop identical four-game slides. It is the first meeting of the season, with three regular-season games left after this one for each side.

The standings add a little more edge: Red Flags sit third with 4 points, while Wheel Problem are fifth with 2. Red Flags have scored 14 goals in four games, led by David Clark with 6 goals and 7 points, and Wheel Problem have 7 goals in four games, with Jay Gregg leading them at 4 points. In goal, Louis Liss has handled the most games for Red Flags, while Pete Zablotsky has started all four for Wheel Problem.

Both clubs are coming off a week off, and both recent results showed how close the margins have been. Red Flags have dropped two of their last three by three goals or more, while Wheel Problem have been in every game but have not found a way to close one out. The matchup now turns to whether Wheel Problem can finally turn tight scores into a result, or whether Red Flags can use their scoring to separate themselves from a team they have not yet faced this season.