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WEEKLY RECAP

Weekly Recap: November 27, 2023 – December 3, 2023

December 4, 2023

It was a successful week for the Belleville Senators, as they earned five of a possible six points during a three-game week against North Division opponents, to finish November and begin a new month.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

Wednesday, November 29, 2023: Belleville Senators – 6 @ Utica Comets – 3

The Belleville Senators used a well-rounded effort, including six different goal scorers, to help them beat the Utica Comets 6-3 on Wednesday night and end their five-game losing skid. Lassi Thomson, Roby Jarventie, Matthew Boucher, Angus Crookshank, Garrett Pilon and Dillon Heatherington all scored for Belleville, while Mads Sogaard made 33 saves on 36 shots.

GAME RECAP | BOX SCORE

Friday, December 1, 2023: Belleville Senators – 2 vs Rochester Americans – 3 (SO)

The Belleville Senators earned a point for the third time in four games, dropping a 3-2 shootout decision to the Rochester Americans, at CAA Arena on Friday night. Belleville’s goals were scored by Angus Crookshank and Garrett Pilon, with Mads Sogaard making 29 saves on 31 shots.

GAME RECAP | BOX SCORE

Saturday, December 2, 2023: Belleville Senators – 4 vs Rochester Americans – 2

The Belleville Senators completed a two-game set with the division rival Rochester Americans and got some payback following Friday’s shootout loss, by knocking off the Amerks 4-2 at CAA Arena on Saturday night. Zack Ostapchuk scored twice for the Senators, to record his first career multi-goal game, while Egor Soklov and Roby Jarventie also tallied, and Kevin Mandolese stopped 22/24 shots to earn his first win of the season.

GAME RECAP | BOX SCORE

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS (NHL Affiliate): 

North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT
Cleveland Monsters
(CBJ)
19 13 5 1 0 27 0.711
Syracuse Crunch
(TB)
19 12 5 0 2 26 0.684
Rochester Americans
(BUF)
19 11 6 2 0 24 0.632
Toronto Marlies
(TOR)
19 8 7 3 1 20 0.526
Belleville Senators
(OTT)
19 8 8 1 2 19 0.500
Utica Comets
(NJ)
18 7 8 3 0 17 0.472
Laval Rocket
(MTL)
20 5 11 3 1 14 0.350

(Standings as of 12/3/23)

STATISTICAL LEADERS:

Points: #9 Angus Crookshank – 15
Goals: #9 Angus Crookshank – 8
Assists: #21 Maxence Guenette – 12
Power-Play Goals: #13 Egor Sokolov -4
Shorthanded Goals: #9 Angus Crookshank, #10 Zack Ostapchuk – 1
Plus/Minus: #52 Nikolas Matinpalo – +4
Wins: #40 Mads Sogaard – 5
GAA: #40 Mads Sogaard – 2.36
SV%: #40 Mads Sogaard – .923

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:

TRANSACTIONS

November 29, 2023 G Leevi Merilainen Reassigned by Ottawa (NHL) to Allen (ECHL)
December 3, 2023 F Matthew Highmore Returned on loan from Ottawa (NHL)

UPCOMING GAMES:

  • Wednesday, December 6, 2023 @ Laval Rocket (Montreal Canadiens) – 7:00 p.m.
  • Friday December 8, 2023 vs Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings) – 7:00 p.m.
  • Saturday December 9, 2023, vs Grand Rapids Griffins (Detroit Red Wings) – 7:00 p.m. (Teddy Bear Toss)

TICKET INFO:

Tickets for all Belleville Sens home games for the remainder of the 2023-24 season are now on sale online, via Ticketmaster or the Belleville Sens Ticket Hub, by visiting the Belleville Sens Box Office at the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre, or by emailing tickets@bellevillesens.com. Box Office hours are available by clicking here.

Fans looking to buy second half tickets can secure those seats now, by purchasing season seat membershipsflex packsgroup experiences or Business Elite memberships

The full 2023-24 Belleville Senators regular season schedule can be found by clicking here.

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