Weekly Recap: Belleville Sens ready for busy weekend as playoff push continues
The Belleville Senators are looking to put a difficult weekend behind them, which featured losses to both the Bridgeport Islanders (New York Islanders) and Milwaukee Admirals (Nashville Predators).
This week, the Senators will resume their push towards a Calder Cup Playoff berth against the Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning) on Friday night before taking on the Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs) in a home-and-home series to conclude a busy three-in-three weekend.
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:
Friday, March 24: Belleville 2 vs Bridgeport 5
Despite an early goal from Maxence Guenette and a shorthanded marker from Jake Lucchini, the Belleville Senators closed out their season series against the Bridgeport Islanders with a 5-2 loss.
Saturday, March 25 : Belleville 2 vs Milwaukee 3 (SO)
A stellar 35-save performance from Antoine Bibeau and tallies from Angus Crookshank and Jonathan Aspirot helped the Senators to earn a valuable point in a highly contested 3-2 shootout loss to the Milwaukee Admirals.
NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS:
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | PTS | PCT |
| Toronto Marlies | 64 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 0.664 |
| Utica Comets | 64 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 71 | 0.555 |
| Syracuse Crunch | 63 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 70 | 0.556 |
| Rochester Americans | 63 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 0.548 |
| Cleveland Monsters | 62 | 28 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 0.508 |
| Laval Rocket | 64 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 0.484 |
| Belleville Senators | 64 | 27 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 62 | 0.484 |
(Standings as of 03/27/23)
PLAYOFF PICTURE:
With a record of 0-2-0-1 over their last three games, the Senators now sit a single point out of the fifth and final postseason position in the North Division.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Goals: Angus Crookshank (24)
Assists: Egor Sokolov (35)
Points: Egor Sokolov (53)
Power-Play Goals: Angus Crookshank (12)
Shorthanded Goals: Jake Lucchini (3)
Plus/Minus: Matthew Boucher (+8)
Wins: Antoine Bibeau (9)
GAA: Dylan Ferguson (2.00)
SV%: Dylan Ferguson (.934)
HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:
One of the many big saves by Antoine Bibeau in the final minutes of overtime Saturday night gives us our #HighlightoftheWeek!#ForTheB pic.twitter.com/x0exYoPEKx
— Belleville Senators (@BellevilleSens) March 27, 2023
TRANSACTIONS:
| 23-Mar-23 | G | Leevi Meriläinen | Reassigned by Ottawa (NHL) from Kärpät (Liiga) |
| 22-Mar-23 | G | Kevin Mandolese | Loaned from Ottawa (NHL) |
| 22-Mar-23 | G | Luke Richardson | Released from PTO |
| 21-Mar-23 | G | Kevin Mandolese | Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) |
UPCOMING GAMES:
Friday, March 31 at Syracuse Crunch – 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Saturday, April 1 vs Toronto – 7:05 p.m. (EST) (“Country Night” presented by Cool 100)
Sunday, April 2 at Toronto– 4:00 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.
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