How Belleville's second period helped them earn important road win in Hershey

The Belleville Senators entered their game against the Hershey Bears on Wednesday night having won four of their last six games. Wednesday was the final meeting of the season between Belleville and Hershey, and it was one to remember for Belleville with picking up a 6-2 win at Giant Center. Belleville improved to 26-19-4-4 with the win.

Belleville came out with a strong first period with Jeremy Davies scoring the lone goal of the period to give Belleville a 1-0 lead into the intermission. Davies has continued to impress offensively with picking up another goal. But, the second period was where Belleville took control with emotions high.

In an eight-second span, Jan Jenik and Hayden Hodgson each got into a fight just 3:18 into the second period. Cole Reinhardt said it was "awesome" to see the two fights happen so quick. Emotions were high with two fights happening so fast, but Belleville used it to create huge momentum.

Eight seconds after Hodgson's fight, Garrett Pilon scored a powerplay goal to extend Belleville's lead to 2-0. Thirty-three seconds later, Reinhardt scored to make it 3-0, which turned out to be the game-winning goal.

Hershey would get a goal back to make it 3-1 with 6:39 remaining in the second period, but one Belleville defenseman continued his hot offensive surge. With just over 30 seconds left in the period, Jorian Donovan scored to give Belleville a 4-1 lead before the second intermission.

"When a team just keeps coming, and like we did, I think it's tough to comeback from," Donovan said about his second period goal.

With his goal, Dorian continues hit surprising hot offensive stretch with recording four points over the past three games with two of them being goals. Dorian was without a goal until this three-game stretch.

"I'm always on his case to shoot the puck," Reinhardt said on Donovan.

In the third period, Belleville scored two goals. The goal that Jenik scored to make extend Belleville's lead to 5-1 completed the Gordie Howe hat trick.

Belleville goaltender Malcolm Subban stood tall after allowing in one goal and finished the game with making 23 saves. Subban did allow one goal in the third period, but the lead for Belleville was cut to 5-2 when the goal was scored.

Belleville will return to action on Saturday night at 6:05 p.m. ET at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza when they face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for the second time in a five-day span. The Senators earned a 4-1 road win against the Penguins on Tuesday night.