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Senators open three-in-three at home against streaking Laval Rocket
Belleville, 2-2-0, hosts the North Division's regular-season winners from last season, who have won three straight after dropping their opener. Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. at CIBC Place.
Belleville, ON
The Belleville Senators begin their first three-in-three of the season Friday at 7:00 p.m. against the Laval Rocket at CIBC Place in Belleville, Ont., carrying a 2-2-0 record into the first of 10 meetings between the clubs this season, the Senators said.1
Belleville closed its back-to-back last weekend with a 4-2 loss to the Utica Comets on Sunday afternoon, after a road win in Syracuse. Ryan Suzuki scored his first two goals as a Senator last weekend, Samuel Bolduc scored his first of the season Sunday and Kasper Halttunen added two assists.1
Head coach Andrew Campbell and Halttunen both felt the execution was good at times, the Senators said, and cutting down on unforced errors will be key as the early season progresses.1
Laval, last season's North Division regular-season winner, has won three straight since dropping its opener to the Crunch. In its latest win, a 5-2 result over Hartford, Laurent Dauphin recorded three assists and four points.1
Sasha Pastujov has opened his first season with Laval with three goals and two assists in four games, with goals in consecutive games to begin the Rocket's road trip. The 23-year-old forward led the San Diego Gulls with 57 points (21 goals, 36 assists) in 71 games last season before the Montreal Canadiens acquired him from Anaheim in the offseason.1
Belleville has loaned defencemen Jorian Donovan and Hoyt Stanley back from Ottawa. Stanley has appeared in four games for the Senators this season, and Donovan made his first NHL appearance of the season Tuesday night. Full lineup details will be posted closer to puck drop.1
Samuel Blais opened his scoring account with a goal and an assist in Belleville's 3-2 shootout win over Rochester on opening weekend, including a power-play goal in the second period. The 30-year-old forward went pointless last weekend.1
Last season the Senators went 4-5-1-0 against the Rocket. Their final meeting came April 11, a 5-2 Laval win at Place Bell in which Tyler Boucher scored and Bolduc recorded two assists. All-time, Belleville holds a 52-41-4-4 edge.1
Broadcast coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. on AHLTV via FloHockey.1
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