Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on Arber Xhekaj's six-game point streak in the AHL. GAME RECAP | Manitoba Moose vs Laval Rocket Laval Rocket vs Manitoba Moose [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNTkwMzY2NDUwOTUyMDU0/rocket-final-score.png] Laval Rocket vs Manitoba Moose ROCKET LINEUP Forward lines 81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 10 Joshua Roy 21 Riley Kidney - 37 Brendan Gignac - 19 Emil Heineman 28 Lias Andersson - 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 71 Jakub Dobes 73 Kasimir Kaskisuo Out of the lineup: Scratches: Strauss Mann, Nicolas Beaudin, Filip Cederqvist Injuries: Nathan Legare (lower-body), Sean Farrell (upper-body), Brady Keeper (lower body) GAME REPORT The Laval Rocket began a weekend doubleheader with a 5-2 win against the Manitoba Moose on Friday at Place Bell. The victory extends Laval's streak to six games without a regulation loss. Jean-Francois Houle was able to count on two key additions to his roster. Emil Heineman was dressed after being assigned to the AHL following his recent stint with the Montreal Canadiens. Gabriel Bourque returned to action after missing Wednesday's contest with an upper body injury. The Rocket outscored the Moose in the first period with three goals. Logan Mailloux opened the scoring with a shot from the blue line through traffic. Moments later, Jan Mysak doubled the lead by redirecting William Trudeau's shot while skating in the middle of the ice. Jared Davidson extended his point streak to four games with an assist on the sequence. Laval Rocket forward Joshua Roy [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAzNTkwNzM0NDc1OTYyMjMw/53460593979_08ca93a4d7_k.jpg] Laval Rocket forward Joshua Roy Laval capitalized on their first power play of the night when Arber Xhekaj setup Heineman for a one-timer at the top of the faceoff circle. Oskari Salminen had no chance of stopping the Swede's blast. Manitoba capitalized on Laval penalties in the second period with two power play goals. The puck dropped behind Jakub Dobes after a stop and C.J. Suess tapped it in for the goal and later in the period Brad Lambert went around Trudeau and found a small hole on top of the goalie's left shoulder to bury the puck. The home team answered back 20 seconds later on a play that began with Brandon Gignac stealing the disc from the defender and passed it to Lias Andersson for the goal. In the third period, Xavier Simoneau fed Philippe Maillet the puck and he used the open space in front of him to skate to the slot for the goal. The goal extended Maillet's point streak to six games with 11 points during the stretch. The Winnipeg Jets AHL affiliate came into the arena with low confidence as they were riding a five-game losing streak. The two quick goals in the first period took the Moose quickly out of the contest. Despite being blanked from the scoresheet, Joshua Roy was physically involved, hit two posts in the first and drew a power play. Following the game, the 20-year old was called up by the Montreal Canadiens. GAME STATISTICS Rocket (14-14-4-2) Shots: 36 Power play: 1-for-5 Penalty minutes: 31 Moose (12-19-0-0) Shots: 31 Power play: 2-for-6 Penalty minutes: 19 SCORING SUMMARY Rocket Scorers 1st period: Mailloux (7), Mysak (6), Heineman (3)-PPG 2nd period: Andersson (9) 3rd period: Maillet (8) OT: n/a SO: n/a Moose Scorers 1st period: No scoring 2nd period: Suess (4)-PPG, Lambert (12)-PPG 3rd period: No scoring OT: n/a SO: n/a Goaltenders LAV: Dobes (W) 10-6-4-0 MB: Salminen (L) 4-6-0-0 ROCKET PLAYERS OF THE GAME * undefined * undefined * undefined VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Video highlights courtesy of the Laval Rocket [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lmgRvXsZp0[/embed] POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Jean-Francois Houle Logan Mailloux Emil Heineman Joshua Roy Lias Andersson LOOKING BACK Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Roy Scores Twice In Offense-Fueled Matchup | RECAP: UTC @ LAV [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/rocket/roy-scores-twice-in-offense-fueled-matchup-recap-utc-lav] UP NEXT The Laval Rocket wrap up the doubleheader against the Manitoba Moose on Saturday. Puck drop on Saturday, January 13, is scheduled for 3:00 pm ET at Place Bell in Laval, QC. Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal [https://thn.com/montreal] for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world. A free issue of The Hockey News [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg] A free issue of The Hockey News
