Its November football in Canada with freezing temperatures and a cold, slippery field — making defence and the running game potentially bigger factors in a teams success. Luc Snuggerud Jersey . That means Sundays CFL West semifinal between the host Edmonton Eskimos and the Saskatchewan Roughriders should be typical hard-nosed playoff football. You can watch the game starting at 4pm et/1pm pt on TSN1, TSN4 and TSN5. Its going to be a smash-mouth game, the way it should be, Eskimos defensive tackle Eddie Steele said after Saturdays final walkthrough. The key for the Eskimos, who finished second in the division at 12-6, will be to avoid a repeat of last week in Regina. The Riders ran for 172 yards in the first half en route to a 24-17 win that gave them the third seed. It comes down to how physical we are, said Eskimos linebacker Rennie Curran. If we dont go out there and put our foot down and impose our will theyre going to keep running the ball. Theyre a team thats hard nosed, thats physical and if we dont handle things up front and stop the run its going to be a long day for us. The Eskimos allowed just 24 rushing yards in the second half in Regina. So we really have to do a good job of taking that element of the game away from them from the get-go and put the game in Kerrys (Joseph) hands, he added. Both teams will be starting backup quarterbacks — Joseph for the Riders and Matt Nichols for the Eskimos. The 41-year-old Joseph won a Grey Cup with the Riders in 2007 but Nichols has limited playoff experience. His lone post-season appearance came in the second half of the Western semifinal in 2012 when he suffered a dislocated ankle. I definitely welcome the challenge, said Nichols, who played three games during the regular season. Im going to do everything I need to do to make sure this team is successful. Players on both teams expressed confidence in their backups to make the plays needed to win, but agree the Riders have an advantage with Josephs experience. Once youve been there and won a championship you know what it takes mentally and physically and you have experience to draw back on, said Riders defensive tackle Derek Walker, adding Joseph has provided teammates with some words of wisdom on how to get there. While Riders starter Darian Durant will not play, Mike Reilly is on the game day roster and could see some action. That would not surprise Saskatchewan defensive end Ricky Foley, who said he doesnt believe Reilly is hurt and feels the Eskimos are just playing games. If I see Matt Nichols take 50 or so snaps then Ill believe it, he said. But it doesnt matter whos back there, my job is hit him in the mouth. Reilly was limited in practice this week and did not speak to reporters Saturday. Both teams have dependable running backs. Saskatchewans Anthony Allen finished second in rushing in the West with 930 yards and Edmontons John White was third with 852 yards. White played only nine games and averaged 95 yards per game compared to 71 per game by Allen. In addition, White, along with league-leading receiver Adarius Bowman, were healthy scratches in Regina. White, who ran for 283 yards in Edmontons two wins over Saskatchewan this season, doesnt expect to be the sole focus on Sunday. Weve got too many playmakers on offence, he said. The ball has to get spread around in order for it to work and thats how we work, everybody gets the ball. We have a lot of explosive players and that makes it tough for the defence. Jeremy Roenick Jersey . -- Josh MacDonalds second goal of the game kept his team alive as the Peterborough Petes edged the host Kingston Frontencas 6-5 in overtime on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. 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"Its commitment," Boston coach Claude Julien said. "Most of all, were winning battles. Were doing a good job of standing teams up." That wasnt the case in late October when Boston allowed goals on five consecutive power plays. "We were really awful on the (penalty kill), which is really unusual for us," said Tuukka Rask, who made 23 saves. "We wanted to go back to basics, killing one penalty at a time." Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg had a goal and an assist each in the first period. Johnny Boychuk scored midway through the third, and Milan Lucic added an empty-net goal for Boston, which has 11 points in seven games (5-1-1). Carolinas Tuomo Ruutu scored his first goal of the season with 4.8 seconds left in the opening period, but Boston didnt waver. "That was impressive for me that we kept our composure despite that one," Julien said. 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