InQuinte.ca | Sens hang onto playoff hopes with slim win over Rocket

B-Sens playoff hopes still alive

(Xavier Bourgault celebrates the go-ahead goal that keeps Belleville in the playoff race.  Photo: Laval Rocket) The Belleville Senators kept their American Hockey League playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 win over Laval but they needed some outside help as well. Xavier Bourgault broke a 1-1 tie at 11:42 of the third period to give Belleville the lead in a must win game.  The result leaves the B-Sens points out of 5th place in the North Division with…

InQuinte.ca | Sens hang onto playoff hopes with slim win over Rocket

The Belleville Senators got goals from Oskar Pettersson and Xavier Bourgault, alongside a stellar 23-save performance from goaltender Leevi Merilainen, keeping their playoff hopes alive with a 2-1 road win over the Laval Rocket on Wednesday night. The win puts the Sens just three points back of the Cleveland Monsters for the final playoff spot in the AHL North, with two games left to play in the regular season. After a scoreless first period, it…