Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the current standings in the AHL's North Division. GAME RECAP | Laval Rocket 7 vs Toronto Marlies 1 Laval Rocket 7 vs Toronto Marlies 1 [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0MjU4ODg4MzExMTIxNTQ4/rocket-final-score.png] Laval Rocket 7 vs Toronto Marlies 1 ROCKET LINEUP Forward lines 81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 28 Lias Andersson 49 Jared Davidson - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 17 Nathan Legare 21 Riley Kidney - 42 Lucas Condotta - 20 Gabriel Bourque 68 Riley McKay - 14 Jan Mysak - 12 Filip Cederqvist Defense pairings 84 William Trudeau - 52 Justin Barron 44 Olivier Galipeau - 24 Logan Mailloux 29 Mattias Norlinder - 4 Paquette-Bisson Goaltenders 73 Kasimir Kaskisuo 71 Jakub Dobes Out of the lineup: Scratches: Strauss Mann Injuries: Sean Farrell (upper-body), Brady Keeper (lower body), Emil Heineman (upper body) GAME REPORT For 40 minutes, the Laval Rocket looked to play a decent game against the Toronto Marlies on Friday night. There were mistakes, but the team managed to keep the score even at 1-1 for most of the game. But in the span of about eight minutes, all that work was for naught as Toronto hammered the visiting team with five unanswered goals. Laval Rocket vs Toronto Marlies [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0MjU4NTU4OTQwODE3Mjkz/53521466408_0214f455b7_k.jpg] Laval Rocket vs Toronto Marlies Adjustments would be needed for Jean-Francois Houle's squad on Saturday afternoon for the rematch. Jakub Dobes saw his four-game start streak come to end when Kasimir Kaskisuo was tapped to protect the net. Kaskisuo's former AHL experience came with the Marlies, meaning emotions would likely be high for the goaltender on a PTO. Additionally, Lucas Condotta returned to the lineup after being sent back to Laval by the Canadiens on Friday, and Riley McKay drew in for an injured Emil Heineman. In a surprising move, just minutes before puck drop, Joshua Roy was recalled by Montreal due to the injury to Rafael Harvey-Pinard, leaving Houle without another of his top-six forwards. The first half of the opening period was relatively quiet in terms of shots and scoring, but not so in the physicality department. Both teams played with an aggressive edge before Laval quieted the building with two quick goals. First up came an even-strength goal by Filip Cederqvist after he fought to shovel a rebound past Keith Petruzzelli. Not long after that, while on the power play, Xavier Simoneau managed to jam the puck over the line as well to make it 2-0 for the Rocket. Jan Mysak extended his team's lead to three goals just over a minute before the end of the period when he was left all alone to the side of the crease. Toronto opted for a change in goaltenders to start the second period, with Dennis Hildeby replacing Petruzzelli between the pipes. Hildeby had been in net on Friday night for the Marlies' win against Laval. Once again, the first half of the frame was quiet on the scoring side, but then Nathan Legare added another goal to the Rocket's tally to bring the score to 4-0 with 8:42 left in the second period. Two quick goals by Simoneau and Logan Mailloux turned the game completely upside down, with a 6-0 score before the end of the middle period. If Kaskisuo was starting to hope that maybe he could blank his former team at this point, the Marlies had different ideas. Roni Hirvonen tipped in the puck off of Robert Mastrosimone's shot to finally get Toronto on the board. A shorthanded goal in the third period by Legare boosted the Rocket's score even more, [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_qb9LqEGlg[/embed] GAME STATISTICS Rocket (20-19-4-2) Shots: 31 Power play: 2-for-3 Penalty minutes: 12 Marlies (20-15-6-2) Shots: 29 Power play: 1-for-4 Penalty minutes: 20 SCORING SUMMARY Rocket Scorers 1st period: Cederqvist (3), Simoneau (6)-PPG, Mysak (11) 2nd period: Legare (5), Simoneau (7), Mailloux (11) 3rd period: Legare (6)-SHG OT: n/a SO: n/a Marlies Scorers 1st period: No scoring 2nd period: Hirvonen (1)-PPG 3rd period: No scoring OT: n/a SO: n/a Goaltenders LAV: Kaskisuo (W) 5-0-0-0 TOR: Petruzzelli (Hildeby) (L) 6-6-2-0 ROCKET PLAYERS OF THE GAME * undefined * undefined * undefined LOOKING BACK Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Rocket Watch Third Period Unravel | LAV @ TOR [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/rocket/rocket-watch-third-period-unravel-lav-tor] UP NEXT The Rocket continue their road trip in New England next week, with a three-in-three that starts with a visit to the Hartford Wolf Pack. Puck drop on Friday, February 16th, is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET at XL Center in Hartford, CT. 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
