Down by two goals late in the game, the Laval Rocket stormed back in commanding fashion against the Toronto Marlies on Friday night.
GAME RECAP | Toronto Marlies vs Laval Rocket
Laval Rocket vs Toronto MarliesRocket Lineup
Forward lines
81 Xavier Simoneau - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 15 Sean Farrell
10 Joshua Roy - 37 Brandon Gignac - 28 Lias Andersson
42 Lucas Condotta - 61 Philippe Maillet - 17 Nathan Legare
14 Jan Mysak - 21 Riley Kidney
Defense pairings
3 Jayden Struble - 13 Nicolas Beaudin
4 Tobie Paquette-Bisson - 24 Logan Mailloux
29 Mattias Norlinder - 25 Brady Keeper
44 Olivier Galipeau
Goaltenders
71 Jakub Dobes
38 Strauss Mann
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Zachary Emond, Riley McKay
Injuries: Emil Heineman (upper body), Gabriel Bourque, Jared Davidson (upper body), William Trudeau (lower body), John Parker-Jones (lower body)
Game Report
The Laval Rocket snapped their four-game losing streak on Friday with a 5-3 win against the Toronto Marlies at Place Bell.
Laval had a good start to the contest with Mitchell Stephens scoring 2:29 after puck drop. It was only the second time this season that the Rocket led their opponents after 20 minutes.
Toronto scored two goals in 46 seconds in the final two minutes of the middle frame and a third goal 2:28 into the third period.
The Rocket bounced back with three consecutive goals in 8:03 to take the lead and then sealed the victory with an empty net goal.
Jakub Dobes started in goal for a second consecutive time for the first time in his young professional career and delivered solid performances. Dobes made several key stops in the second period to keep his team to a one-goal deficit. Jean-Francois Houle felt that it could have been 4-0 for Toronto if it wasn't for their goaltender.
Despite a hiccup that led to Toronto's third goal early in the third period, the 22-year old was not phased and shut the door the remainder of the contest.
On the offensive side, the third period comeback was led by Phillippe Maillet with a pair of goals, Jan Mysak with the tying goal and Brandon Gignac with three points.
Game Statistics
Rocket (2-6-1-0)
Shots: 31
Power play: 0-for-3
Penalty minutes: 8
Marlies (4-2-2-0)
Shots: 35
Power play: 0-for-3
Penalty minutes: 8
Scoring Summary
Rocket Scorers
1st period: Stephens (2)
2nd period: No scoring
3rd period: Maillet (1), Mysak (1), Maillet (2), Gignac (3)-ENG
OT: n/a
SO: n/a
Marlies Scorers
1st period: No scoring
2nd period: Kokkonen (1), Bellows (1)
3rd period: Roberson (4)
OT: n/a
SO: n/a
Goaltenders
LAV: Dobes (W) 2-3-0-0
TOR: Jones (L) 2-1-0-0
Rocket Players of the Game
- Jakub Dobes: Looked confident while making 32 saves.
- Philippe Maillet: Scored two goals in the third period. His last AHL goal was on May 8th, 2021.
- Jan Mysak: Scored tying goal and co-led the team with five shots on goal.
Video Highlights
Video highlights courtesy of the Laval Rocket
Post-Game Quotes
Jean-Francois Houle
Jakub Dobes
Mitchell Stephens
Philippe Maillet
Looking Back
Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Struble Scores First Pro Goal | RECAP: UTC @ LAV
Up Next
The rematch between the Canadian rivals is on Saturday.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00pm ET on Saturday, November 4th at Place Bell.
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