The Laval Rocket posted another victory on Saturday afternoon as they swept the Manitoba Moose in back-to-back games.
The Laval Rocket posted another victory on Saturday afternoon as they swept the Manitoba Moose in back-to-back games.
GAME RECAP | Manitoba Moose (1) vs Laval Rocket (4)
Rocket Lineup
Forward lines
81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 28 Lias Andersson
21 Riley Kidney - 37 Brendan Gignac - 19 Emil Heineman
12 Filip Cederqvist - 42 Lucas Condotta - 20 Gabriel Bourque
49 Jared Davidson - 14 Jan Mysak - 68 Riley McKay
Defense pairings
72 Arber Xhekaj - 24 Logan Mailloux
84 William Trudeau - 4 Paquette-Bisson
29 Mattias Norlinder - 44 Olivier Galipeau
Goaltenders
73 Kasimir Kaskisuo
38 Strauss Mann
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Nicolas Beaudin, Jakub Dobes
Injuries: Nathan Legare (lower-body), Sean Farrell (upper-body), Brady Keeper (lower body)
Game Report
The Laval Rocket swept the weekend double header with a 4-1 win against the Manitoba Moose on Saturday at Place Bell. The victory extended Laval's streak to seven games without a regulation loss.
Filip Cederqvist, acquired on Thursday from the Buffalo Sabres, made his Rocket debut, replacing Joshua Roy in the lineup after he was recalled by the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.
The Rocket took advantage of their first power play to get on the board. Lias Andersson was in the blue paint when he received a pass from Brandon Gignac for the tap-in. The goal extended the forward's point streak to four games.
With less than two minutes remaining in the first, Logan Mailloux jumped on a rebound and buried the puck to double the lead. Philippe Maillet's assist increased his point streak to seven contests.
Andersson added to the lead in the second period with a wraparound goal behind Collin Delia. Mattias Norlinder obtained an assist on the sequence, his first point in 20 games when he scored a goal in Rochester on October 27th.
Manitoba broke the shutout with 6:25 remaining in regulation when Kristian Reichel shot through traffic from the blue line that Kasimir Kaskisuo did not see until it crossed the red line.
Emil Heineman sealed the victory after stealing the puck from a defender and lodged it into the empty net.
Jean-Francois Houle's squad did their job this weekend by collecting all four points against a weaker opponent.
Game Statistics
Rocket (15-14-4-2)
Shots: 35
Power play: 1-for-5
Penalty minutes: 17
Moose (12-20-0-0)
Shots: 29
Power play: 0-for-5
Penalty minutes: 17
Scoring Summary
Rocket Scorers
1st period: Andersson (10)-PPG, Mailloux (8)
2nd period: Andersson (11)
3rd period: Heineman (4)-ENG
OT: n/a
SO: n/a
Moose Scorers
1st period: No scoring.
2nd period: No scoring.
3rd period: Reichel (5)
OT: n/a
SO: n/a
Goaltenders
LAV: Kaskisuo (W) 3-0-0-0
MB: Delia (L) 7-13-0-0
Rocket Players of the Game
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Video Highlights
Video highlights courtesy of the Laval Rocket
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEyFPM5gPyU[/embed]
Post-Game Interviews
Jean-Francois Houle
Filip Cederqvist
Kasimir Kaskisuo
Philippe Maillet
Looking Back
Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: A Fiesty Win Against Manitoba| RECAP: MB @ LAV
Up Next
The Laval Rocket will take two days off before resuming practice on Tuesday. The Canadiens development team will be on the ice with the players on Wednesday and the following day, another practice in preparation for their next game against the Belleville Senators.
Puck drop on Friday January 19th, is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET at Place Bell in Laval, QC.
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