Sens playoff hopes dashed in Saturday defeat in Laval

Senators come up short

The Belleville Senators finished up what was a pivotal weekend versus the Laval Rocket, losing 5–2. After some back and forth to start the first twenty minutes, Belleville got on the board with a drive-by tally. Off a faceoff win by Graeme Clarke, a shot from the blue line by Carter Yakemchuk was tipped in by Tyler Boucher, scoring his second in as many games to make it 1–0. Later in the period, the Senators extended their lead on the power play…

Sens playoff hopes dashed in Saturday defeat in Laval

The Belleville Senators playoff runway has closed. The Sens lost a 2-0 first period lead, conceding five unanswered goals to the Laval Rocket in a 5-2 loss on Saturday afternoon that dashed an opportunity for the Calder Cup playoffs for the second season in a row. After some back and forth to start the first twenty minutes, Belleville got on the board with a drive-by tally. Off a faceoff win by Graeme Clarke, a shot from the blue line by Carter …