Captain Logan Shaw scored twice, including the game-winner, as the Belleville Senators conclude their four-game road trip with a crucial 4-3 overtime victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Utica Comets on Wednesday night at Adirondack Bank Center.
After Utica opened the scoring through Chase De Leo on the power play at 7:02 of the first period, Belleville responded through sophomore forward Egor Sokolov, who snapped home his 18th of the season to even the game after twenty minutes of play.
The Senators continued their strong play in the second when Logan Shaw finished a tic-tac-toe passing play on the man advantage with Roby Jarventie and Mark Kastelic. The back-and-forth scoring resumed as Comets’ forward Nolan Foote tied the contest. However, Belleville retook the lead as defenceman Colby Williams pushed the Senators’ advantage to 3-2, scoring his second of the campaign with 1:55 remaining in the stanza.
In the third, Utica forced overtime after rookie Alexander Holtz found the back of the net with 7:59 left in regulation time.
No stranger to overtime and having made ten appearances in their last 17 games, the Senators showed their poise. After killing off a penalty, Belleville went to work in the offensive zone, winning the contest after Logan Shaw capitalized on a goal-mouth scramble.
