Halttunen hat trick powers Belleville past Toronto on Sunday

BELLEVILLE, Ontario (Interstat) — Belleville beat Toronto 4-1 on Sunday at CIBC Place, using a three-goal performance from Kasper Halttunen and a 14-save effort from Jackson Parsons. Halttunen scored in all three periods. Blake Montgomery also scored, while Ryan Suzuki, Christian Kyrou, Philippe Daoust and Tyler Boucher recorded assists. Parsons made 14 saves on 15 shots as Belleville improved to 5-7. Ryan Tverberg scored in the third period for Toronto, with Philippe Myers and Logan Shaw assisting. Toronto fell to 6-5. Attendance was 3,237. Belleville led 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 after the second. Halttunen finished with five shots on goal. Montgomery had two shots, Suzuki and Kyrou each had two assists, and Daoust added two assists and two penalty minutes. Boucher had two penalty minutes, while Myers had four for Toronto and Tverberg added two. The teams combined for 17 minor penalties.