Roster Notes:
The Belleville Sens will be without season series scoring leader Tyler Kleven, after the rookie defenceman was recalled to the National Hockey League by Ottawa on Thursday morning. It’s the second NHL recall this season for the Fargo, North Dakota native who played just over 14 minutes for the NHL Sens in their 2-0 win at home to Chicago Thursday night. There were no other transactions reported as of Friday morning. A full
list of recent transactions can be found here. Full lineup details, including tonight’s alignment, will be available prior to puck drop via the B-Sens social media channels (@BellevilleSens).
Who to Watch:
Wyatt Bongiovanni is settling into the Friendly City and had a productive weekend at home last weekend, picking up his first two goals as a member of the Senators. The native of Birmingham, MI has notched 10 goals this season, to go along with seven assists. Meanwhile Garrett Pilon, who had an assist on Sunday against Hartford, has picked up six points (two goals, four assists) in five games against Laval this season. He also has seven points (three goals, four assists) over his last five games played. Defender Max Guenette has also registered six points (one goal, five assists) against Laval this season, over eight games.
Rocket forward Mitchell Stephens is on a three-game point streak, with the Peterborough, ON native collecting four assists over that span. Forward Gabriel Bourque has points in back-to-back games (one goal, one assist), while recently acquired forward Jacob Perrault scored his first goal as a member of the Rocket on Wednesday. Brandon Gignac is Laval’s leading scorer with 54 points (18 goals, 36 assists) in 58 games this season, while also picking up eight points (four goals, four assists) in eight games against Belleville this season.
Follow the action:
Tonight’s game starts at 7:00 p.m. (ET) and can be seen FREE on
AHL TV, as the featured matchup for the AHL TV Freeview. Audio coverage can be heard on the
Belleville Sens Entertainment Network