WEEKLY RECAP Share this Weekly Recap: Belleville Sens set for a trio of pivotal matchups against North Division rivals March 13, 2023 The Belleville Senators’ pursuit of a Calder Cup playoff appearance continues to take centre stage this week as they welcome the Utica Comets (New Jersey Devils) to CAA Arena on Wednesday night before visiting the Cleveland Monsters (Columbus Blue Jackets) for a weekend set that will have significant postseason implications. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Wednesday, March 8: Belleville 5 at Laval 1 A dominant performance on special teams helped make the difference as Belleville Senators earned a crucial victory over the Laval Rocket to begin the week. Netminders Dylan Ferguson and Luke Richardson combined to make 38 saves in the win, while Ridly Grieg, Lassi Thomson (2), Cole Reinhardt and Roby Jarventie all found the back of the net for the visitors at Place Bell. Friday, March 10: Belleville 3 at Utica 4 (OT) A strong road effort saw the Senators earn a valuable point in a tightly contested overtime affair against the Utica Comets. Belleville received goals from Lassi Thomson, Angus Crookshank, and Egor Sokolov, as rookie Luke Richardson made 26 saves throughout the night. Saturday, March 11: Belleville 3 at Lehigh Valley 4 (OT) The Senators collected another hard-fought point in a valiant effort against Lehigh Valley Phantoms as they concluded a week-long three-game road trip. Veteran forward John Quenneville scored twice, and sophomore phenom Roby Jarventie capitalized on a power play time to help pace the offence as newly acquired goaltender Ryan Bednard made 28 saves in his debut with the organization. NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS: North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT Toronto Marlies 59 40 16 2 1 83 0.703 Utica Comets 58 29 21 6 2 66 0.569 Syracuse Crunch 56 28 20 5 3 64 0.571 Rochester Americans 56 27 24 4 1 59 0.527 Laval Rocket 58 24 24 7 3 58 0.500 Belleville Senators 59 25 27 6 1 57 0.483 Cleveland Monsters 56 25 25 4 2 56 0.500 (Standings as of 03/13/23) PLAYOFF PICTURE: With a record of 3-0-2-0 over their last five games, the Senators now sit just a signal point out of a postseason position but our being closely followed by the Monsters, who hold three games in hand. STATISTICAL LEADERS: Goals: Angus Crookshank (22) Assists: Egor Sokolov (32) Points: Egor Sokolov (50) Power-Play Goals: Angus Crookshank (10) Shorthanded Goals: Cole Reinhardt, Ridly Greig, Jake Lucchini (2) Plus/Minus: Matthew Boucher (+8) Wins: Antoine Bibeau (9) GAA: Dylan Ferguson (2.00) SV%: Dylan Ferguson (.934) HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Quenneville and Heard's creative 2-on-1 opportunity Saturday night vs the Phantoms tops off our #HighlightoftheWeek 💯#ForTheB pic.twitter.com/TSQGjHVNos — Belleville Senators (@BellevilleSens) March 13, 2023 TRANSACTIONS: 11-Mar-23 G Ryan Bednard Released from PTO 10-Mar-23 G Ryan Bednard Signed to PTO 10-Mar-23 D Dylan Blujus Traded from Utica (AHL) 10-Mar-23 RW Jayce Hawryluk Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) 10-Mar-23 D Kristians Rubins Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) 08-Mar-23 G Luke Richardson Signed to PTO 07-Mar-23 LW Graham McPhee Traded from Bakersfield (AHL) 07-Mar-23 D Xavier Bernard Traded to Bakersfield (AHL) 07-Mar-23 D Xavier Bernard Recalled from Allen (ECHL) 06-Mar-23 D Xavier Bernard Loaned to Allen (ECHL) 06-Mar-23 G Kevin Mandolese Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) 06-Mar-23 F Max Newton Released from PTO UPCOMING GAMES: Wednesday, March 15 vs Utica Comets – 7:05 p.m. (EST) (Winning Wednesday) Saturday, March 18 at Cleveland Monsters – 7:00 p.m. (EST) Sunday, March 19 at Cleveland Monsters– 3:00 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
