B-Sens drop tough one to Syracuse

The Belleville Senators got back to business on Wednesday night as they took on the Syracuse Crunch, falling in a close 2-1 game.

It did not take long for the lamp to light at CAA Arena, as Syracuse struck quickly. In transition, the Crunch broke away on a two-on-one, with Conor Geekie feeding Mitchell Chaffee for his seventeenth goal of the year, making it 1-0. The Senators got their chance and tied the game late in the frame. A tic-tac-toe play started by Garrett Pilon, combined with some patience from Hayden Hodgson, set up Scott Harrington to score from a tough angle, knotting the game at 1-1.

The second period also featured a late tally, but this time it came from the Crunch. Dylan Duke buried his twenty-fourth of the season off a pass from Tristan Allard, putting Syracuse ahead 2-1.

The battle carried into the third period, with the Senators pushing for offence late. Belleville outshot Syracuse 11-7 in the final frame and generated a power play but was unable to capitalize in the closing minutes, ultimately falling 2-1.

Belleville will have to wait right till the end of the season on April 17, for the first game of a home-and-home versus the Crunch back at CAA Arena to finish off the season series.