Even against one of the league’s worst teams, a 25-minute effort from the Marlies wasn’t enough to complete a comeback after falling behind 2-0 in the second period. The Marlies are now 19-13-1 on home ice, compared to 27-5-1 away from the Ricoh Coliseum.
First Period
The opening ten minutes of a scoreless first frame saw Belleville draw two penalties and create an excellent odd-man rush opportunity after a Marlies turnover. Calvin Pickard denied Jim O’Brien on the latter and made a terrific save on the second penalty kill to keep the Senators off the board early.