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Belleville Sens Outshoot Griffins In Weekend-Opening Loss

January 26, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Belleville Senators News Release


Belleville Senators' Tyler Boucher in action
Belleville Senators' Tyler Boucher in action
(Belleville Senators, Credit: Grand Rapids Griffins)

BELLEVILLE, ON - The Belleville Senators controlled a lot of the play and were arguably the better team for stretches of Friday night's game in Grand Rapids, but they ran into a hot goalie and couldn't find the net, falling 3-0 to the Griffins.

Both goaltenders were perfect through the opening frame with Belleville's Leevi Merilainen and Grand Rapids Ville Husso each stopping eight shots. Husso was loaned to Grand Rapids on a conditioning stint by their NHL parent club, the Detroit Red Wings.

There would be no score through the second stanza either, with Belleville outshooting Grand Rapids 9-5 in the period. Both teams were 0/3 on the power play through two periods.

Jonatan Berggren and Carter Mazur would both score for Grand Rapids in the third, with Berggren also adding an empty-netter and the Senators never were able to beat Husso at the other end. The Sens will get a chance at some payback tomorrow night, when they meet again for their season series finale.

Fast Facts:

#13 Egor Sokolov led the Senators with four shots on goal

#31 Leevi Merilainen stopped 20/22 shots he faced

The Senators were 0/3 on the power play and 4/5 on the ViewTech Window and Door Penalty Kill

Belleville outshot Grand Rapids 25-23

Sound Bytes:

Belleville Sens Head Coach Dave Bell on the result:

"I thought we played really well. Five-on-five I thought we were really good and I thought the penalty kill was really good. With two early power plays we could have got something going, so we've got to fix that. At the start of a game you can really take momentum away from another team in their building if you score one of those."

Full media availabilities are below.

Next Up:

Saturday January 27, 2024 @ Grand Rapid Griffins (Detroit Red Wings) - 7:00 p.m. ET

Friday February 2, 2024 @ Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning) - 7:00 p.m. ET

Saturday February 3, 2024 @ Syracuse Crunch (Tampa Bay Lightning) - 7:00 p.m. ET

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.

Fans can also click the following links for more information on season seat memberships, flex packs, group experiences or Business Elite memberships, or send an email to tickets@bellevillesens.com.

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Belleville Senators' Tyler Boucher in action
Belleville Senators' Tyler Boucher in action
(Grand Rapids Griffins)		 Belleville Senators' Tyler Boucher in action
Belleville Senators' Tyler Boucher in action
(Grand Rapids Griffins)		  



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