Pilon's Late Power-Play Goal Lifts Senators over Laval
AHL Belleville Senators

Pilon's Late Power-Play Goal Lifts Senators over Laval

Published on December 6, 2025 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Belleville Senators News Release


BELLEVILLE, ON - The Belleville Senators wrapped up their back-to-back set at home against the Laval Rocket this weekend, winning in dramatic fashion, 4-3.

A Saturday night showdown between the two opponents got off to a quick start, as the Senators opened the scoring. Hard work below the blue paint saw Xavier Bourgault beat his man and feed Scott Harrington for a one-timer, beating Kaapo Kahkonen to make it 1-0. The scoring from Belleville's defenseman continued as they added another tally. On a delayed penalty, Mark Duarte and Cam Crotty assisted on Jorian Donovan's slick toe-drag goal, extending the lead to 2-0. Shortly after, the Senators piled on for their third goal of the first period. Solid pressure deep in the Rocket zone had Djibril Toure pass to Bourgault, who dropped the puck to Daoust, scoring his sixth of the year and enlarging the advantage to 3-0.

The start of the middle twenty saw Laval break their scoreless bid just under thirty seconds in. A strong push by the Rocket inside the Senators' zone, led by Sammy Blais, found Joshua Roy at the top of the circle, who netted his first of the contest to make it 3-1. Later in the period, the Rocket continued to apply pressure. A scramble in front of the net, caused by Laurent Dauphin, allowed him to navigate through the crowd and set up Alex Belzile to score his tenth of the season, cutting the game to 3-2. Laval recorded their final goal of the frame to tie it, as Dauphin connected with Belzile again for a 3-3 score going into the third.

In the final period, it took some time to see a goal, but the Senators struck late on the power play. A point shot from Lassi Thomson was tipped in by captain Garrett Pilon for his second goal in three games, securing a 4-3 win.

The next time Belleville will see Laval is for a New Years Eve matinee matchup on December 31st back in CAA Arena to wrap up the 2025 year, starting at 3:00 p.m.

The Senators have some time off till December 10th as they will take on the Rochester Americans (AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres) for another Winning Wednesday inside CAA Arena, with puck drop scheduled for 7:00 p.m.

Fast Facts:

#4 Cam Crotty recorded an assist

#5 Wyatt Bongiovanni grabbed an assist on the game-winning tally

#8 Mark Duarte got his fourth point as he registered an assist

#10 Philippe Daoust scored his sixth of the year, adding an assist as well

#11 Jorian Donovan tallied his third goal of the season

#13 Xavier Bourgault had two assists

#22 Garrett Pilon scored for the game winner

#31 Jackson Parsons saved 26 of 29 in the win

#33 Lassi Thomson, with his assist tonight, now has 100 career AHL points

#44 Djibril Toure notched his first point of the season with an assist

The full 2025-26 Belleville Senators schedule can be found here.

Single-game tickets for the first half of the 2025-26 season are now on sale via Ticketmaster or at the Belleville Sens Box Office located inside the Quinte Sports & Wellness Centre. Details on season seat memberships, flex packs, premium seating, the Business Edge program, and more can be found by visiting the Belleville Sens Website.

Check out the Belleville Senators Statistics

Share: Facebook | Twitter/X | LinkedIn | Reddit | Email



American Hockey League Stories from December 6, 2025


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central