The Battle of Ontario returned as the Belleville Senators hosted the Toronto Marlies in the 2025-26 American Hockey League home opener on Saturday night at CAA Arena.

After going back and forth for most of the first two periods, the Marlies would open the scoring late in the second. Jacob Quillan and Borya Valis got in on a two-on-one against Mads Sogaard, and Valis was able to beat the Great Dane with a shot from in tight on the right side. The Senators were outshot heavily through 40 minutes, 21-9, but did have a handful of chances. The best came from Keean Washkurak on a shorthanded breakaway, but he couldn’t get the puck to settle, and the Senators trailed 1-0 heading into the third period.

The Senators would continue to apply pressure for most of the third, until Oskar Pettersson t

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