The Belleville Senators scored four unanswered goals in the third period as they earned a weekend split at Place Bell with a 4-3 victory over the Laval Rocket.
Laval opened the scoring 7:02 into the first period when Tory Dello found the back of the net with a long wrister from above the faceoff circle. The Rocket held a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes of play.
Devante Smith-Pelly extended the Rocket lead to 2-0 at the 10:18 mark of the second frame. Despite firing 17 shots on net in the stanza, Belleville could not find an answer to goaltender Cayden Primeau.
To start the third, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard helped build on the Laval advantage with a shorthanded marker 30 seconds into the period. Belleville started to mount their comeback, scoring three times in 2:42 as Cole Reinhardt ended the Laval shutout bid. Roby Jarventie and Michael Del Zotto also tallied to tie the game. Jarventie scored again blasting a one-time pass to notch the game winner on the power play with 54 seconds left to play.
Fast Facts
- Kevin Mandolese made 29 saves for his third consecutive win.
- Roby Jarventie scored twice, including the game winner
- Rourke Chartier recorded his 100th career AHL point.
- Chris Wilkie had two assists.
- Clark Bishop led the team with a plus two rating.
Sens on Special Teams:
Power Play: 1/5 | Penalty Kill: 4/4
Sound Bytes:
Head Coach Troy Mann
“Anytime you battle back on the road from a three-goal deficit late in the game and win 4-3 in regulation, you have to be happy with it. We certainly didn’t like our performance last night, but I thought we were much better tonight, and sometimes you don’t win those games. Fortunately, we got some key goals late and ended up with two points
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