Rocket Lineup

Anthony Richard – Peter Abbandonato – Xavier Simoneau

Emil Heineman – Mitchell Stephens – Pierrick Dube

Gabriel Bourque – Lucas Condotta – Joel Teasdale

Riley McKay – Jan Mysak – Danick Martel

William Trudeau – Nicolas Beaudin

Jayden Struble – Tory Dello

Mattias Norlinder – Olivier Galipeau

Kevin Poulin – Jakub Dobes

John Parker-Jones, Frederic Allard, Brandon Gignac, Nolan Yaremko

Gianni Fairbrother (knee), Otto Leskinen, Madison Bowey

Game Report

Game Report written by Amy Johnson

Only 24 hours had passed since Friday night’s devastating home loss to the Cleveland Monsters, which left the Rocket once again on the outside of the playoff picture, when they dropped the puck in Syracuse for their final road game of the regular season.

Historically, playing in the Crunch’s barn has been a tall task for Montreal’s AHL affiliate, and with Laval fighting to get back into a playoff spot couple with the home team fighting for home-ice advantage in the postseason, this game had all the making of an electric one.

First Period

The game jumped off quickly when Jack Thompson wristed a shot from the point that beat Kevin Poulin just 1:14 into the game. The Rocket had a couple of point-blank chances soon after that, but couldn’t get the puck in the net.

Jan Mysak evened the score on a three-on-one play that beat Hugo Alnefelt. Syracuse greatly outshot the Rocket in the frame, but Laval made their shots count. Danick Martel gave his team their first lead of the night with a quick shot from the slot.

Second Period

The middle frame got off to an even faster start when Pierrick Dube managed to get a stick on the puck in a crease scramble, and it trickled over the line to extend Laval’s lead.

A long point shot by William Trudeau on the power play then deflected off of Alnefelt’s arm, giving the Rocket a 4-1 lead. That was enough for Benoit Groulx, who pulled Alnefelt and sent goaltender Max Lagace into the Crunch crease.

The change of netminder perhaps helped to spark Syracuse’s bench, as they went on to score a power play goal on their first man-advantage opportunity of the night. About two minutes later the Crunch pulled within one when they drove the net hard and managed to force the puck over the line in close.

Third Period

What’s Next

Plus / Minus

▲ Kevin Poulin, William Trudeau, Pierrick Dube

▼ Anthony Richard, Peter Abbandonato