WEEKLY RECAP Share this Weekly Report: Belleville Sens host Penguins ahead of Christmas break December 19, 2022 Following a six-game road trip, the Belleville Senators are back in action at CAA Arena this week, when they host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Wednesday in a special Holiday Celebration game, presented by McDowell’s Your Independent Grocer. Following the contest, the Senators will enter their four-day Christmas break. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS: Saturday, Dec.17: Belleville 2 at Manitoba 6 Another tough start plagued the Belleville Senators finding themselves trailing 5-1 after two periods. However, they continued to push for a comeback as both Brennan Saulnier and Ridly Greig found the back of the net. In spite of those tallies, Belleville was unable to draw any closer. Sunday, Dec. 18: Belleville 2 at Manitoba 3 (OTL) After Manitoba opened the scoring at the 12:03 mark of the contest, Belleville broke through in the middle stanza as Egor Sokolov scored with a wrap-around effort before Matthew Wedman extended the visitors’ advantage to 2-1 after forty minutes. In the third, the Moose forced extra time when Simon Lundmark tied the game with under twelve minutes remaining in regulation, setting up for a Jeff Malott overtime winner for Manitoba. NORTH DIVISION STANDINGS: North Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS PCT Toronto Marlies 26 16 8 1 1 34 0.654 Rochester Americans 25 14 9 1 1 30 0.600 Syracuse Crunch 25 12 9 2 2 28 0.560 Cleveland Monsters 24 12 9 1 2 27 0.563 Utica Comets 23 10 9 3 1 24 0.522 Belleville Senators 26 11 13 2 0 24 0.462 Laval Rocket 28 10 14 3 1 24 0.429 (Standings as of 12/19/22) STATISTICAL LEADERS: Goals: Rourke Chartier (14) Assists: Egor Sokolov (19) Points: Egor Sokolov (26) Power-Play Goals: Rourke Chartier (7) Shorthanded Goals: Cole Reinhardt (2) Plus/Minus: Brennan Saulnier (+5) Wins: Antoine Bibeau (6) GAA: Antoine Bibeau (3.32) SV%: Antoine Bibeau (.901) TRANSACTIONS: 18-Dec-22 RW Scott Sabourin Loaned from Ottawa (NHL) 18-Dec-22 RW Scott Sabourin Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) 16-Dec-22 LW Joe Carroll Signed to PTO 13-Dec-22 D Dillon Heatherington Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) 13-Dec-22 D Dillon Heatherington Loaned from Ottawa (NHL) 13-Dec-22 C Jake Lucchini Recalled to Ottawa (NHL) HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Some impressive hand-eye coordination from Matthew Wedman gives us our #HighlightoftheWeek! #ForTheB pic.twitter.com/4O4qy9Xsgg — Belleville Senators (@BellevilleSens) December 19, 2022 ECHL UPDATE: The Allen Americans went 1-1-0-0 this week in a two-game series against the Wichita Thunder. In net, Kevin Mandolese continued his stellar play, making a total of 37 saves in a 4-2 win, while rookie defenceman Zachary Massicotte notched his second goal of the season this weekend. UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Dec. 21 vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 7.05 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
