Game Day Build-Up: Senators at Monsters, March 7

March 7, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Belleville Senators News Release

The set-up

The Belleville Senators head back to Cleveland seeking its first ever win in Ohio tonight as they battle the Cleveland Monsters.

Belleville (30-23-3-4) picked up its franchise best 30th win Saturday and coupled with Utica's loss to Syracuse Wednesday, the two teams are tied on 67 points with 16 games to play.

Cleveland (27-25-6-1) are hot on the heels of Belleville as they sit six points behind the Sens in sixth place in the North Division but have played one less game.

The Senators are 12-15-2-2 on the road with the Monsters holding a 14-11-4-0 mark at home.

Roster notes

The Sens acquired Austin Fyten from Providence Monday before the AHL trade deadline but the team's newest addition won't make his debut this weekend. Belleville also sent Aaron Luchuk to Brampton Tuesday.

Expect Marcus Hogberg to start tonight but with a 3-in-4 upcoming, no word on which game Filip Gustavsson will start, if any.

Andrew Sturtz and Morgan Klimchuk are out for Belleville.

Previous history

In five contests this season, Belleville are 2-2-0-1 against Cleveland. The home team has won four of the five match-ups this year.

Who to watch

Vitaly Abramov makes his return to Cleveland after being traded to the Sens in the Matt Duchene trade. In three games with Belleville, the Russian has a goal and an assist.

Cleveland blue-liner Alan Cross has four assists against the Sens this year and has 26 points (four goals) in 56 games this year.

Where to watch

Thursday's game starts at 7:00pm and can also be seen on AHLTV. Fans can also watch tonight's contest at Shoeless Joe's in Belleville.

The radio broadcast on CJBQ 800 begins at 6:50pm with Jack Miller on the call.

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