game day Share this Game Day Build-Up: Senators swing through to Toronto to complete home-and-home with Marlies February 15, 2025 Belleville Senators Game Day Build-Up Feb.15/25 @ Toronto Marlies (NHL Affiliate: Toronto Maple Leafs) The Set Up: As another significant winter weather event bears down on Southern Ontario, a storm will likely be brewing inside the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, where the Belleville Senators will clash again with the Toronto Marlies this afternoon. The Senators exploded for five goals at CAA Arena on Friday night and hung on for a 5-3 victory, giving them victories in back-to-back games for the first time since December and extending their home win streak to four games. This afternoon, the Senators will look to keep up their pressure and pace for 60 minutes, and not let Toronto build momentum late in the game. Still sitting five points outside the North Division playoff picture, a victory today is worth far more than just bragging rights between provincial rivals. Previous History: Belleville’s win last night improved their record against Toronto this season to 3-2-0-1, with a 1-1-0-0 mark at home and 2-1-0-1. Friday’s victory was Belleville’s 40th all time against Toronto, to improve that record to 40-34-2-5. In their lifetime on the road against the Marlies, the Senators are 21-15-2-2. Roster Notes: No changes for Belleville roster-wise this afternoon, with no transactions reported and nobody added or removed from the injured list. The Senators injured players include goaltenders Malcolm Subban and Mads Sogaard, and forwards Tyler Boucher and Xavier Bourgault. You can click here for a full list of up-to-date transactions, with lineup details available via the B-Sens social channels (@bellevillesens), ahead of game time. Who to Watch: Senators Captain Garrett Pilon was a force for the Senators last night, scoring, adding an assist and putting a pair of shots on net, while skating to a +4 rating. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan native has points in back-to-back games (one goal, three assists), as do Wyatt Bongiovanni (one goal, two assists), Max Guenette (one goal, one assist), Stephen Halliday (three goals), Filip Roos (two assists), and Sam Gagner (four assists). Defenceman Donovan Sebrango has scored in three straight games, while forward Angus Crookshank has picked up four points (one goal, three assists) over a three-game point streak of his own. Goaltender Leevi Merilainen has made four straight starts and won his last two games. Marlies forward Roni Hirvonen was the most noticeable skater for Toronto at CAA Arena on Friday. the 23-year-old from Espoo, Finland had a goal and two assists last night, and has four points (two goals, two assists) over his past two games. Meanwhile, a couple of regular goal scorers have been eerily silent for Toronto of late, with Alex Steeves pointless in three games, despite being tied for fourth in AHL scoring (41 points) and leading the league in goals (26). Joseph Blandisi (two goals, one assist), Dakota Mermis (two assists), Nikita Grebenkin (two assists), and William Villeneuve (one goal, one assist) all have points in back-to-back games. Follow the Action: Puck drop tonight is set for 4:00 p.m. ET from Coca-Cola Colesium in Toronto, Ontario. Broadcast coverage begins at 6:50 p.m. ET with David Foot and Tim Durkin, and can be seen on AHLTV on FloHockey or heard free on the Belleville Sens Entertainment Network. Ticket Info: Tickets for all Belleville Sens home games through the 2024-25 season are now on sale via Ticketmaster, or by emailing tickets@bellevillesens.com. Hours for the Belleville Sens Box Office at CAA Arena are available here. Fans can click the following links for more information on becoming a season seat member, purchasing a flex pack membership, or putting down a deposit for a group experience. For more details on those ticket options, plus details on premium seating and Business Elite packages, visit the Belleville Sens website or email tickets@bellevillesens.com. The full Belleville Sens 2024-25 regular season schedule is available here. About the Belleville Senators The Belleville Senators are the American Hockey League affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators and have been operating in the AHL since the 2017-18 season. The Senators play their home games out of the CAA Arena at the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre and have graduated more than 60 players to the NHL since moving from Binghamton, New York. — Visit the Belleville Sens website: www.bellevillesens.com Engage with the Belleville Sens on Twitter: @BellevilleSens Like the Belleville Sens on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BellevilleSens Follow the Belleville Sens on Instagram: @BellevilleSens Listen to the Belleville Sens on Mixlr: www.bellevillesens.mixlr.com Watch the Belleville Sens on AHLTV on FloHockey: www.watchtheahl.com
