BELLEVILLE, Ontario (Interstat) — The Toronto Marlies will visit the Belleville Senators on Sunday in minor league hockey action, with both clubs continuing an early-season stretch of games.

Toronto enters with a 6-4 record. The Marlies most recently defeated Hershey 5-3, receiving 12 saves from Samuel Hlavaj, two goals from Borya Valis and three assists from Vinny Borgesi. Hlavaj is a player to watch for Toronto. In recent appearances, he recorded 12 saves on 13 shots against Hershey, 21 saves on 25 shots at Belleville and 11 saves on 12 shots at Brantford. He also appeared in a 0-0 tie against Hamilton. Hlavaj has been in net for wins against Hershey, Belleville and Brantford during this recent run. Toronto also has a 4-1 home win against Hamilton and a 5-4 overtime win at Hamilton on its season ledger, along with losses to Rockford and Rochester.

Belleville is 4-7. The Senators most recently lost 4-1 to Hartford, with Kasper Halttunen scoring and recording four shots and five penalty minutes. Samuel Bolduc and Eskild Bakke Olsen each had an assist in that game. Halttunen is a player to watch for Belleville. He has produced across recent games, including three goals against Laval, a goal and an assist at Syracuse, and two assists against Utica. Halttunen also scored in a 5-4 loss to Toronto earlier this season and recorded four shots in Belleville’s 4-2 win at Toronto in the most recent meeting between the teams. Belleville has a 7-3 win at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton this season and also dropped games to Lehigh Valley, Hershey and Hartford.

The clubs have already met twice this season. Belleville won the most recent matchup 4-2 at Toronto, while Toronto claimed a 5-4 overtime victory at Belleville in the prior meeting. Toronto will continue its schedule with games at Hamilton and Manitoba before moving on to Syracuse and Providence. Belleville is set to host Lehigh Valley and Providence in its next home games, and its upcoming slate also includes trips to Utica, Hamilton, Syracuse and Manitoba.

Toronto’s next 10 games include matchups with Hamilton, Manitoba, Syracuse, Providence, Chicago, Belleville and Rochester. Belleville’s next 10 include Lehigh Valley, Providence, Utica, Cleveland, Laval, Hamilton, Syracuse, Toronto and Manitoba. The teams are scheduled to meet again later in Belleville.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Toronto 3, Belleville 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Toronto a 64.7 percent probability to win. Toronto has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under for the game is 6.5.