For the second time this week, the Laval Rocket and Rochester Americans went to extra minutes in a bitter division rivalry matchup.
For the second time this week, the Laval Rocket and Rochester Americans went to extra minutes in a bitter division rivalry matchup.
GAME RECAP | Laval Rocket vs Rochester Americans
Rocket Lineup
Forward lines
81 Xavier Simoneau - 37 Brandon Gignac - 10 Joshua Roy
21 Riley Kidney - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 15 Sean Farrell
14 Jan Mysak - 42 Lucas Condotta - 17 Nathan Legare
49 Jared Davidson - 23 Nolan Yaremko - 43 Alex-Olivier Voyer
Defense pairings
4 Tobie Paquette-Bisson - 24 Logan Mailloux
84 William Trudeau - 44 Olivier Galipeau
13 Nicolas Beaudin - 25 Brady Keeper
Goaltenders
38 Strauss Mann
71 Jakub Dobes
Out of the lineup:
Scratches: none
Injuries: Emil Heineman (upper body), Gabriel Bourque, John Parker-Jones, Lias Andersson, Riley McKay, Philippe Maillet
Game Report
After falling to Rochester in overtime on Wednesday night, the Laval Rocket looked to reset and try again in the rematch on Friday night. Once again, however, a recall to Montreal left the roster without a player. This time it was forward Joel Armia who was called back to the NHL.
Fortunately, forwards Jared Davidson and Mitchell Stephens were ready to return to game action following their injuries, and both made their way back into the lineup.
This game had a bit of an odd feel to it, where there were drawn-out periods of time where not a whole lot was happening on the ice, and then out of nowhere things would pick up the pace.
The first surprise came with just one single second left on the clock in the opening period, when Rochester managed to light the lamp in thrilling buzzer-beater fashion. They also scored on the power play in the second period.
In the middle frame, however, Laval managed to score two goals of their own, with Jan Mysak cleaning up a loose puck in the crease, followed by Riley Kidney scoring to tie the game. Kidney's goal was a skilled play, innocently flicking the puck through a defenders skates and beating Devin Cooley five-hole.
Neither team could beat the opposition's goaltender in the third period, and overtime didn't offer many solutions either. That is, until another buzzer beater sealed the game for Rochester. It looked like a shootout was on its way, when Isak Rosen deked around Strauss Mann with just six seconds left on the clock.
Game Statistics
Rocket (5-9-3-0)
Shots: 34
Power play: 0-for-3
Penalty minutes: 8
Americans (10-4-2-0)
Shots: 35
Power play: 1-for-4
Penalty minutes: 6
Scoring Summary
Rocket Scorers
1st period: No scoring
2nd period: Mysak (2), Kidney (2)
3rd period: No scoring
OT: No scoring
SO: n/a
Americans Scorers
1st period: Davies (3)
2nd period: Jobst (7)-PPG
3rd period: No scoring
OT: Rosen (8)
SO: n/a
Goaltenders
LAV: Mann (L) 2-4-2-0
ROC: Cooley (W) 4-2-1-0
Rocket Players of the Game
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Video Highlights
Video highlights courtesy of the Rochester Americans
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Looking Back
Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Armia Buries Another Shorthanded Goal | RECAP: LAV @ ROC
Up Next
The Rocket wrap up this road trip on Saturday night with a return to Syracuse to take on Joel Bouchard's Crunch team.
Puck drop on Saturday, November 25, is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET at Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, NY.
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