SENATORS
Belleville

4-1

ROCKET
Laval

Lineup

Forward lines and defense pairings: 

[one_half]Paul – O’Brien – Rodewald
Perron – Kelly – Blunden
McCormick – Reinhart – DiDomenico
Werek – Flanagan – Gagne[/one_half]

[one_half_last]Lajoie – Burgdoerfer
Englund – Jaros
Murray – Erkamps[/one_half_last]

Goaltenders:
Taylor
Hogberg

Scratches: Tyler Randell, Chris Driedger

Injured Reserve: Ben Sexton, Patrick Sieloff, Ben Harpur

Game Report

The Belleville Senators and Laval Rocket kicked off their home-and-home series Friday night in Laval. The Senators were riding high coming off a pair of comeback victories over the Hartford Wolf Pack and Syracuse Crunch. They were also looking for some revenge over the Rocket who took the victory in their last match-up in Belleville.

The opening frame got off to a great start for the Senators. Just over five minutes into the action, Ethan Werek deflected a shot from Gabriel Gagne that fooled Charlie Lindgren to make it 1-0 Belleville. Danny Taylor was solid in the frame, making big saves on Eric Gelinas and Nikita Scherbak to keep the Senators in the lead. After 20 minutes of play, Belleville led 1-0.

The Senators kept it coming in the second period. Just over three minutes into the period, Jordan Murray put a harmless looking shot towards Lindgren that eluded him to make it 2-0. Less than a minute later, Mike Blunden fired home his fifth of the season off a nice pass from Jim O’Brien to extend the lead to three. Gagne also scored in the frame, chasing Lindgren in the process. After two periods, Belleville led 4-0.

In the third period, the Rocket got on the board. It was Adam Cracknell who spoiled Taylor’s shutout to make it 4-1. Later in the frame Antoine Waked was sprung on a breakaway by Michael McCarron but Taylor robbed him with the glove to keep the Senators lead at three goals. Belleville went on to win this game 4-1, backstopped by Taylor who made 36 saves.

The Senators were in control of this game from start to finish, winning their third game in a row in the process. Belleville and Laval get right back at it tomorrow night in Belleville.

▲ Danny Taylor, Gabriel Gagne, Mike Blunden, Jordan Murray

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1. Gabriel Gagne  BEL
2. Danny Taylor  BEL
3. Jordan Murray  BEL

Quotes courtesy of AHL Report

Outstanding 36 save performance by Danny Taylor tonight in the #BellevilleSens' 4-1 win over the @RocketLaval! #itBegins pic.twitter.com/jW6txt9Mza

— Belleville Senators (@BellevilleSens) January 20, 2018

RECAP | Crunch – Senators: McCormick the Hero in Belleville Overtime Victory https://t.co/wFBXAH3ivZ pic.twitter.com/oSEpACO5mF

— AHL Report (@TheAHLReport) January 18, 2018

From the Press Box | Rocket Roller Coaster, AHL Outdoor Classic, Where Are They Now? [Podcast S1/E16] https://t.co/K9VMFozZxJ pic.twitter.com/fna3PXv9ao

— AHL Report (@TheAHLReport) January 16, 2018

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