Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on forward Joshua Roy being named AHL Rookie of the Month for October 2023. GAME RECAP | Toronto Marlies vs Laval Rocket Laval Rocket vs Toronto Marlies [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxOTY0ODc2MjE2NjczNzk5/rocket-final-score.png] Laval Rocket vs Toronto Marlies ROCKET 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 * undefined * undefined * undefined VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS Video highlights courtesy of the Laval Rocket [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilrYhWSMQYE[/embed] 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 [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/rocket/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. 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. Gretzky Signature Series [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNzAzMjM2NzQxMTEzNjIw/gretzky-northland.jpg] Gretzky Signature Series
