Weekly Recap: October 30, 2023 – November 5, 2023

The Belleville Senators were able to steal two points on their second Atlantic Division road trip of the season last week, dropping a decision in Springfield against the Thunderbirds, but winning an overtime thriller the following night against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

LAST WEEK’S RESULTS:

Friday November 3, 2023: Belleville Senators – 3 @ Springfield Thunderbirds – 6

The Belleville Senators will have to wait another season before getting another chance at their first win in Springfield, following a 6-3 loss at MassMutual Center on Friday night. Jiri Smejkal scored his first AHL goal, while Angus Crookshank and Egor Sokolov both counted for Belleville and Mads Søgaard stopped 25 of 29 shots in the loss.

GAME RECAP | BOX SCORE

Saturday November 4, 2023: Belleville Senators – 3 @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins – 2 (OT)

The Belleville Senators had their toughness and resolve on full display Saturday night, as they ground out a 3-2 overtime win on the road, against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Pittsburgh Penguins).

The Sens arrived in Wilkes-Barre in the early-morning hours, after their loss in Springfield on Friday, but were able to put the short rest and tough schedule behind them, with Angus Crookshank scoring his second of the season, Garrett Pilon tying the game in the final minute and Jacob Larsson netting his second overtime winner of the early season. Leevi Merilainen earned the win in net with a 27 save performance.

GAME RECAP | BOX SCORE

NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS (NHL Affiliate): 

(Standings as of 11/6/23)

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:

STATISTICAL LEADERS:

Points: #15 Matthew Highmore (7)
Goals: #22 Garrett Pilon (3)
Assists: #21 Maxence Guenette (6)
Power-Play Goals: #13 Egor Sokolov (2)
Shorthanded Goals: N/A
Plus/Minus: #3 Dillon Heatherington, #8 Tarun Fizer, #10 Zack Ostapchuk, #20 Philippe Daoust, #23 Cole Reinhardt, #26 Brennan Saulnier (+2)
Wins: #40 Mads Sogaard (3)
GAA: #40 Mads Sogaard (2.15)
SV%: #40 Mads Sogaard (0.931)

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK:

Our Highlight of the Week this week comes courtesy of defenceman Jacob Larsson, who scored the overtime winner in the Sens comeback victory over Toronto on Friday October 27, 2023. It was the third OT winning goal of Larsson’s AHL career.

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