WEEKLY RECAP Share this Weekly Recap: Belleville Sens continue chase for a Calder Cup playoff appearance following AHL All-Star break February 6, 2023 After a hard-earned split of their two-game set with the Rochester Americans, the Belleville Senators commence their chase for a Calder Cup playoff appearance following the AHL All-Star break with a stretch of six straight games exclusively against North Division rivals beginning this week when they visit the Cleveland Monsters (Columbus Blue Jackets ) on Friday and Saturday. Belleville currently sits in 7th place, tied with the Monsters and five points back of the Laval Rocket for the final playoff spot in the Division. In total, the Senators will match up a combined five times over the next two weeks with both those opponents. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, February 2: Belleville 5 vs Rochester 3 A pair of goals from Brennan Saulnier helped pace the Senators back into the win column with an emphatic 5-3 victory at CAA Arena over the Rochester Americans to begin the week. Jake Lucchini, Roby Jarventie and Dillon Heatherington also tallied for Belleville on the night, while Mads Sogaard turned aside an impressive 35-shots. Saturday, February 4: Belleville 4 vs Rochester 5 (OT) The Senators headed into the AHL All-Star break with a hard-fought point after they fell to the Amerks in a tightly contested 5-4 overtime loss. Belleville received goals from Jake Lucchini, John Quenneville, Angus Crookshank, and Scott Saboruin as Mads Sogaard made 25 saves throughout the evening. NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS: North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT Toronto Marlies 44 30 12 1 1 62 0.705 Utica Comets 45 22 16 5 2 51 0.567 Syracuse Crunch 43 21 15 4 3 49 0.570 Rochester Americans 41 21 17 2 1 45 0.549 Laval Rocket 45 18 19 6 2 44 0.489 Cleveland Monsters 42 17 20 3 2 39 0.464 Belleville Senators 44 17 22 4 1 39 0.443 (Standings as of 02/06/23) STATISTICAL LEADERS: Goals: Scott Sabourin (15) Assists: Egor Sokolov (28) Points: Egor Sokolov (40) Power-Play Goals: Rourke Chartier, Angus Crookshank (7) Shorthanded Goals: Cole Reinhardt, Ridly Greig (2) Plus/Minus: Jacob Bernard-Docker (+7) Wins: Antoine Bibeau, Mads Sogaard (6) GAA: Mads Sogaard (3.30) SV%: Antoine Bibeau, Mads Sogaard (.898) TRANSACTIONS: 02-Feb-23 RW John Quenneville Signed to SPC HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: A #BellevilleSens debut goal from John Quenneville Saturday night gives us our #HighlightoftheWeek!#ForTheB pic.twitter.com/aarBkiTxiJ — Belleville Senators (@BellevilleSens) February 6, 2023 UPCOMING GAMES: Fri. Feb. 10 at Cleveland Monsters 7.00 p.m. (EST) Sat., Feb. 11 at Cleveland Monsters 1.00 p.m. (EST) TICKET INFO: Tickets for all Belleville Sens home games are available via Ticketmaster or at the CAA Arena Box Office, with more information on group experiences, promotional packs and more available on the Belleville Sens website. — 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
