In contrast to the game against the Church, the teams were happy to exchange scoring chances off the rush in a free-flowing affair that neither coach would have been completely happy with.
First Period
The Marlies got off to the perfect start when Noel Hoefenmayer’s blast from the point gave the hosts a lead just 28 seconds into the game.
Belleville should have leveled the score 90 seconds later, but they contrived to make a complete mess of a 2-on-0 break.
The Senators weren’t the only team wasting gilt-edge chances. On a feed from Joseph Blandisi, Nick Abruzzese missed an open net that appeared harder to miss than to score.