The veteran forward has scored on the penalty kill in back-to-back games, but the Laval Rocket still fell short to their division rival.
GAME RECAP | Laval Rocket vs Rochester Americans
Rocket Lineup
Forward lines
81 Xavier Simoneau - 42 Lucas Condotta - 40 Joel Armia
10 Joshua Roy - 37 Brandon Gignac - 15 Sean Farrell
68 Riley McKay - 14 Jan Mysak - 17 Nathan Legare
21 Riley Kidney - 23 Nolan Yaremko - 43 Alex-Olivier Voyer
Defense pairings
4 Tobie Paquette-Bisson - 24 Logan Mailloux
84 William Trudeau - 25 Brady Keeper
13 Nicolas Beaudin - 44 Olivier Galipeau
Goaltenders
71 Jakub Dobes
38 Strauss Mann
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Jared Davidson
Injuries: Emil Heineman (upper body), Gabriel Bourque, John Parker-Jones, Lias Andersson, Riley McKay, Philippe Maillet, Mitchell Stephens
Game Report
The Rocket find themselves on the road during American Thanksgiving week this year, with three games to play. They kicked off the trip with a familiar trip to Rochester, but without the services of defensemen Jayden Struble and Mattias Norlinder. Both young blueliners have joined the Montreal Canadiens in California after being recalled to the NHL.
Because of those recalls, and a number of injuries on the Laval roster, ECHL callups Nolan Yaremko and Alex Olivier-Voyer remained in the lineup. Voyer actually got the scoring started in the second half of the first period when he scored with a wrister from the slot.
Laval Rocket forward Joel ArmiaThe Rocket took a two-goal lead when Joel Armia scored a shorthanded goal, his second in as many games, but the Amerks pulled within one before the end of the period. They would go on to even the score in the opening minutes of the middle frame, and both teams scored in the third period.
That meant overtime, and both Jakub Dobes and Dustin Tokarski made equally impressive saves in the extra minutes. But a late penalty by Sean Farrell put Rochester on the man-advantage, and they capitalized with a one-timer by Jiri Kulich.
Game Statistics
Rocket (5-9-2-0)
Shots: 41
Power play: 0-for-2
Penalty minutes: 18
Americans (9-4-2-0)
Shots: 35
Power play: 1-for-3
Penalty minutes: 6
Scoring Summary
Rocket Scorers
1st period: Voyer (1), Armia (6)-SHG
2nd period: No scoring
3rd period: Beaudin (1)
OT: No scoring
SO: n/a
Americans Scorers
1st period: Richards (3)
2nd period: Biro (5)
3rd period: Neuchev (2)
OT: Kulich (11)-PPG
SO: n/a
Goaltenders
LAV: Dobes (L) 3-5-1-0
ROC: Tokarski (W) 4-2-1-0
Rocket Players of the Game
- Alex Olivier-Voyer: The forward is on a recall from Trois-Rivieres and scored his first goal of the season, as well as adding as assist.
- Olivier Galipeau: Two assists on the night, and was plus-2.
- Joel Armia: Scored a shorthanded goal in back-to-back games.
Video Highlights
Video highlights will be added when available, courtesy of the Rochester Americans
Looking Back
Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Nothing Left In the Tank | RECAP: LAV @ UTC
Up Next
The Rocket continue their three-game road trip on Friday with a rematch against the Amerks.
Puck drop on Friday, November 24, is scheduled for 7:05 pm ET at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY.
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