Rourke Chartier delivered his second shootout winner of the season and Mads Sogaard made a career-high 45 saves to help lift the red-hot Belleville Senators to a 4-3 win over the Manitoba Moose on Friday night at Canada Life Centre.
Manitoba opened the scoring as Nick Hutchinson jumped on a rebound with 11:25 left in the first frame. Moments later, Belleville tied the contest through a Rourke Chartier redirection after Egor Sokolov kept possession, forcing a turnover in the offensive zone. The tallying continued when the Moose broke in all alone to take a 2-1 lead on a 2-on-0 finish from Cole Maier, who capitalized on the cross-crease feed.
The second period began with Manitoba building on their advantage through Nelson Noiger at the 9:14 mark. Despite being outshot 20-7 in the stanza, Belleville managed to find the back of the net twice on the man advantage. Mark Kastelic brought the Senators back to within one, before Andrew Agozzino found the back of the net with just over 1:00 to play in the frame.
After a scoreless third, Belleville and Manitoba traded numerous changes in high-paced overtime. Ultimately, the Senators completed the comeback as Jake Lucchini, Egor Sokolov, and Roukre Chartier all scored on their shootout attempts.
With a 7-2-1 record in their last ten games, Belleville has taken possession of second place in the North Division, moving ahead of the Toronto Marlies and Laval Rocket.
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