The Laval Rocket, in franchise history, have played just a handful of road games against the Penguins, and have come out on the wrong side of each of them.
The Laval Rocket, in franchise history, have played just a handful of road games against the Penguins, and have come out on the wrong side of each of them.
GAME RECAP | Laval Rocket 3 vs Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6
Rocket Lineup
Forward lines
81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 28 Lias Andersson
49 Jared Davidson - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 17 Nathan Legare
21 Riley Kidney - 42 Lucas Condotta - 19 Emil Heineman
68 Riley McKay - 14 Jan Mysak - 12 Filip Cederqvist
Defense pairings
84 William Trudeau - 52 Justin Barron
44 Olivier Galipeau - 24 Logan Mailloux
7 Chris Jandric - 4 Paquette-Bisson
Goaltenders
73 Kasimir Kaskisuo
71 Jakub Dobes
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Strauss Mann, Alex-Olivier Voyer
Injuries: Sean Farrell (upper-body), Brady Keeper (lower body), Gabriel Bourque, Mattias Norlinder
Game Report
After getting a much-needed win in Hartford on Friday night, the Rocket were back at it Saturday evening with a rare visit to Wilkes-Barre, PA to take on the Penguins. Kasimir Kaskisuo got the start in net for Laval, and Chris Jandric made his Rocket debut on the blueline due to Mattias Norlinder's injury sustained the previous night.
Laval continued their scoring momentum early in the game when Jan Mysak got his team on the board first. The game was tightly-played, with neither team able to register double-digit shots on goal in the opening 20 minutes of play.
What was a relatively quiet first period turned into a somewhat chaotic second period. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton put three unanswered goals on the board in the first two minutes of the frame. Suddenly, the Rocket found themselves trailing by two goals and the ice tilted firmly in their opponent's direction.
After a brief time-out, Mysak scored his second of the night, pulling Laval back to within a goal of the Penguins. Logan Mailloux got into a bit of a dustup that didn't lead to an actual fight but did give the teams some four-on-four play.
Just when the visitors thought that maybe they could crawl back into this game, and maybe get their first-ever victory at Mohegan Sun Arena, the Penguins scored a power play goal early in the third period.
Xavier Simoneau responded in kind in the last five minutes of the game, but Wilkes-Barre added two empty-net goals to their score to put a comeback well out of reach for Laval.
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Game Statistics
Rocket (21-20-4-2)
Shots: 23
Power play: 1-for-3
Penalty minutes: 32
Penguins (26-17-6-1)
Shots: 31
Power play: 1-for-5
Penalty minutes: 28
Scoring Summary
Rocket Scorers
1st period: Mysak (12)
2nd period: Mysak (13)
3rd period: Simoneau (8)-PPG
OT: n/a
SO: n/a
Penguins Scorers
1st period: No scoring
2nd period: Cajkovic (2), Joshua (4), Addamo (2)
3rd period: Rathbone (7)-PPG, Nylander (16)-ENG, Andonovski (4)-ENG
OT: n/a
SO: n/a
Goaltenders
LAV: Kaskisuo (L) 5-1-0-0
WBS: Blomqvist (W) 16-7-4-0
Rocket Players of the Game
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Looking Back
Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Davidson Celebrates First AHL Hat Trick | RECAP: LAV @ HFD
Up Next
The Rocket wrap up their road trip, and their three-in-three weekend, with a Sunday afternoon matinee against the Islanders.
Puck drop on Sunday, February 18th, is scheduled for 3:00 pm ET at Total Mortgage Arena in Bridgeport, CT.
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