Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on Jared Davidson's first AHL hat trick. GAME RECAP | Hershey Bears 2 vs Laval Rocket 3 (SO) Laval Rocket vs Hershey Bears [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0NTE2OTc2Mzg1OTkxOTk1/rocket-final-score.png] Laval Rocket vs Hershey Bears ROCKET LINEUP Forward lines 81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 19 Emil Heineman 49 Jared Davidson - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 28 Lias Andersson 68 Riley McKay - 42 Lucas Condotta - 17 Nathan Legare 12 Filip Cederqvist - 21 Riley Kidney - 43 Voyer Defense pairings 4 Paquette-Bisson - 24 Logan Mailloux 84 William Trudeau - 52 Justin Barron 7 Chris Jandric - 44 Olivier Galipeau Goaltenders 71 Jakub Dobes 73 Kasimir Kaskisuo Out of the lineup: Scratches: Jan Mysak Injuries: Sean Farrell (upper-body), Brady Keeper (lower body), Gabriel Bourque, Mattias Norlinder GAME REPORT The Laval Rocket returned to Place Bell on Wednesday after disputing the last five contests on the road. Jean-Francois Houle's squad collected five of 10 available points in the standings. Laval began this week's three-game homestand with a 3-2 shootout victory against the league leading Hershey Bears. The win snapped the Canadiens AHL affiliate's two-game losing streak. Laval Rocket vs Hershey Bears [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0NTE2NzM5MzU3MDkxNzY5/53543345647_7cd98cbf18_k.jpg] Laval Rocket vs Hershey Bears Jakub Dobes was tested early into the contest as Mike Vecchione was awarded with a penalty shot after William Trudeau prevented a scoring opportunity. The six-foot five-inches tall goalie made the stop to keep the Bears off the board. Laval opened the scoring with four seconds remaining on their second power play when an errant puck landed on Philippe Maillet's stick and he buried it top corner from the faceoff dot. The goal extended Maillet's point streak to five games. The home team doubled their lead less than three minutes later when Lias Andersson made a behind the back pass to Jared Davidson. Davidson used the open ice in front of him to approach the crease and put the puck between Hunter Shepard's pads. Hershey got on the board in the second period while Olivier Galipeau sat in the penalty box. Moments after hitting the post with a one-timer, Ivan Miroshnichenko scored with a second one-timer. The Washington Capitals affiliate brought the teams back to square one early in the third period when Bogdan Trineyev circled around Galipeau and then lodging the puck behind the red line with a backhander. The game remained tied for the balance of the third period and the winner was not determined in overtime. Logan Mailloux was the only successful shooter in the shootout while Dobes stopped all three attempts against him. A surprising win for the Rocket against the AHL's best team. Dobes penalty shot save early in the first period gave Laval momentum as they outshot Hershey 12-3 through 20 minutes. Houle's squad weathered the storm in the second period when the Bears dominated the frame, dominating the shot column 17-7. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrtWJFbB38w[/embed] GAME STATISTICS Rocket (22-20-5-2) Shots: 31 Power play: 1-for-3 Penalty minutes: 6 Bears (39-9-0-3) Shots: 26 Power play: 1-for-3 Penalty minutes: 6 SCORING SUMMARY Rocket Scorers 1st period: Maillet (12)-PPG, Davidson (9) 2nd period: No scoring 3rd period: No scoring OT: No scoring SO: Mailloux Bears Scorers 1st period: No scoring 2nd period: Miroshnichenko (9)-PPG 3rd period: Trineyev (6) OT: No scoring SO: No scoring Goaltenders LAV: Dobes (W) 15-10-5-0 HER: Shepard (L) 20-2-2-2 ROCKET PLAYERS OF THE GAME * undefined * undefined * undefined POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Jean-Francois Houle Philippe Maillet Jakub Dobes Jared Davidson LOOKING BACK Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Heineman Scores Lone Rocket Goal | RECAP: LAV @ BRI [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/players/heineman-scores-lone-rocket-goal-recap-lav-bri] UP NEXT The Rocket's homestand continues on Friday against the Toronto Marlies. Puck drop on Friday, February 23rd, is scheduled for 7:00 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