Weekly Recap: March 5, 2024 – March 11, 2024

The Belleville Senators continue to be in the thick of a battle for playoff seeding in the American Hockey League’s North Division, after a pair of defeats on the road this past week. The B-Sens lost in Toronto and Utica, and have slipped into fourth place in the North, but are just one point back of Rochester in third place as they head into a three-game week. Here’s a recap of last week’s action, ahead of upcoming games against Utica, Syracuse and Bridgeport.

Wednesday March 6, 2024: Belleville Senators – 2 @ Toronto Marlies – 3

It was another close, physical affair between the Belleville Sens and Toronto Marlies on Wednesday, but Belleville wasn’t able to pick up their sixth win of the season against their provincial rivals. Despite outshooting the Marlies 30-29, the Senators fell 3-2 during a school day game at Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto. Egor Sokolov and Zack Ostapchuk scored for the Senators, while Mark Sinclair stopped 21/23 shots he faced after coming into the game to relieve Kevin Mandolese, who stopped 5/6 shots before leaving the contest.

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Friday March 1, 2024: Belleville Senators – 2 @ Utica Comets – 3

The Belleville Senators came up against a desperate team and weren’t able to take advantage, falling 3-2 in Utica to the Comets, who have now earned points in three straight games. Zack Ostapchuk scored for the second consecutive game, while Josh Currie also tallied for Belleville and Leevi Merilainen stopped 28/31 shots he faced in net.

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