Finnigan's 8: Nov. 8, 2021

Finnigan's 8 is a weekly recap highlighting eight top performing Ottawa Senators prospects.

Erik Brannstrom (Belleville/AHL)Season totals: 9GP / 1G / 2A / 10 PIM / -5
Brannstrom buried his first goal of the season Nov. 5 as part of Belleville's 6-2 win in Cleveland. He also added an assist to record his first multi-point game of the season. His four shots that night also tied a season high.
He was recalled by the Senators from Belleville Sunday.
Roby Jarventie (Belleville/AHL)Season totals: 9 GP / 2G / 4A / 2PIM / +1
Jarventie had four points in three games this past week that began with a goal in Rochester Wednesday. He'd add an assist in Belleville's win Friday before he had a goal and an assist Saturday in the Sens' 3-2 shootout win over the Monsters.
His six points this year are tied for the second most on the Sens while he has 20 shots this season.

Mark Kastelic (Belleville/AHL)Season totals: 10 GP / 3G / 2A / 11PIM / -1
Kastelic is currently riding a career high four-game point streak. After a goal on Oct. 30, he scored in Rochester Wednesday, had an assist Friday and scored again Saturday.
His five points are the fifth most on the Senators and he is already halfway to his season point total from 2020-21.
Tyler Kleven (North Dakota/NCAA)Season totals: 9GP / 2G / 1A / 29PIM / +6
Kleven scored his second goal of the season Saturday in North Dakota's 4-1 win over Denver that also counted as the game-winner, the third of his career. He also tallied 17 penalty minutes, a new career high.

Leevi Merilainen (Kingston/OHL)Season totals: 10 GP / 4-3-2 / 3.27 GAA / .890 save percentage
It was a busy week for Merilainen who played in all three of the Fronts' games this week, going 1-1-1. The Finnish netminder made a career high 44 saves in a 3-2 overtime loss to Mississauga on Wednesday where the winning goal was scored with 0.2 seconds left in the extra frame. After a regulation loss to North Bay on Friday, Merilainen made 29 saves in an overtime win over Peterborough Sunday.
Jakov Novak (Northeastern/Hockey-East)Season totals: 10GP / 4G / 0A / 4PIM / +6
Novak exploded this weekend with back-to-back two-goal games against New Hampshire as Northeastern won both games 4-1.
A nominee for the 2020-21 Hobey Baker Award, Novak transferred to the Huskies this offseason after spending three years at Bentley.

Zach Ostapchuk (Vancouver/WHL)Season totals: 8GP / 1G / 2A / 9PIM / +6
Ostapchuk registered his first multi-point game of the season Nov. 3 when he had a goal and an assist in Vancouver's 7-6 overtime loss to Kelowna. Despite going pointless in two weekend games, Ostapchuk was a combined +3 as the Giants beat the Cougars and Winterhawks.
The 39th overall pick in 2021 is winning 55.9 per cent of his faceoffs this season.

Ben Roger (London/OHL)Season totals: 10GP / 0G / 2A / 12PIM / -2
Roger tallied his second assist of the season against Flint on Saturday in a 3-2 loss as the Knights suffered their first defeat of the season.
His 17 shots this season are the second most this season by a Knights d-man while his 12 penalty minutes is tied for the team lead.