Roster Notes: for tonight's game against the Marlies
Defenceman Jacob-Bernard Docker was recalled back to Ottawa following Saturday’s game and won’t be available to the B-Sens tonight. Jack Dougherty will stay in the lineup to take JBD’s place after returning last weekend from a few games off as a healthy scratch. The Sens are also hoping to have forward Jake Lucchini back from Ottawa tonight after the 27-year-old will was placed on NHL waivers yesterday for the purpose of returning him to the AHL. Though, he could potentially be claimed by another team and will have to clear waivers at 2:00 p.m. ET to be eligible to play tonight. Forward Brennan Saulnier is back from a six-game injury break, but Belleville does have a few more additions to the injured list, including both Mads Søgaard and Antoine Bibeau, which means Kevin Mandolese will start in goal. Emergency backup Alex Horawski will dress tonight as well.
Injury Report:
# | Name | Pos. | Last Game | Games Missed | Timeline | Notes |
7 | Viktor Lodin | LW | Jan.14/23 vs MB | — | Day-to-Day | Flu |
10 | Philippe Daoust | C | Nov.23/22 @ UTC | 19 | Season Ending | Shoulder |
20 | Matt Wedman | C | Dec.31/22 @ UTC | 5 | Week-to-Week | Upper Body |
25 | Joe Carroll | LW | Jan.14/23 vs MB | — | Day-to-Day | Wrist |
33 | Lassi Thomson | D | Dec.21/22 vs WBS | 9 | Week-to-Week | Upper Body |
34 | Roby Jarventie | LW | Oct.29/22 @ RFD | 27 | Week-to-Week | Knee |
35 | Antoine Bibeau | G | Jan.14/23 vs MB | — | Day-to-Day | Hand |
40 | Mads Søgaard | G | Jan.14/23 vs MB | — | Day-to-Day | Knee |
Who to Watch:
Belleville all-star Egor Sokolov comes into the game with seven points over his last five games played and leads the team at the mid-season point in games played (36), assists (25), points (36), points per game (1.00), power play assists (15), power play points (19), shootout goals (4) and shootout percentage (4/4 or 100%). Meanwhile, fellow forward Cole Cassels is on a four-game point streak (four assists), and defender Max Guenette has three assists in his last five games.
Former Belleville captain Logan Shaw was named as Toronto’s representative to the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Bell, in Laval on February 5-6, and brings a five-game point streak into tonight (three goals, nine assists). Shaw’s 42 (13 goals, 29 assists) points also have him tied for second in the overall AHL scoring race. Rookie forward Nick Abruzzese is on a four-game point streak of his own (two goals, five assists) and sits 8th in rookie scoring with 26 points (10 goals, 16 assists). Goaltender Joseph Woll is unbeaten this season, winning all nine games he’s started.
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