{ "blocks": [ { "type": "video", "data": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/7uAPndsg.mp4", "streached": true, "controls": true, "caption": "Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson interviewing Sportsnet's Jason Bukala about the likelihood of Montreal being active sellers at the trade deadline.", "image": { "url": "https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/video-migration/7uAPndsg-poster.jpg" }, "cdn": { "service": "jwplayer", "playlistUrl": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7uAPndsg.m3u8", "sources": [ { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7uAPndsg.m3u8", "type": "application/vnd.apple.mpegurl" }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-MVpXrit4.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 180, "width": 320, "label": "180p", "bitrate": 173407, "filesize": 1170501, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-aGow3USt.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 270, "width": 480, "label": "270p", "bitrate": 237390, "filesize": 1602389, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-WujDe4tt.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 720, "width": 1280, "label": "720p", "bitrate": 788555, "filesize": 5322749, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-1LT51Etg.m4a", "type": "audio/mp4", "label": "AAC Audio", "bitrate": 114560, "filesize": 773286 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-fdGw7nc6.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 1080, "width": 1920, "label": "1080p", "bitrate": 1741121, "filesize": 11752567, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-WiIjHs79.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 360, "width": 640, "label": "360p", "bitrate": 282785, "filesize": 1908805, "framerate": 60 }, { "file": "https://cdn.jwplayer.com/videos/7uAPndsg-0NENVoak.mp4", "type": "video/mp4", "height": 540, "width": 960, "label": "540p", "bitrate": 494462, "filesize": 3337619, "framerate": 60 } ] } } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "GAME RECAP | Cleveland Monsters (2) vs Laval Rocket (5)", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0OTA4Mzk5NTcyMjk3MzEw/rocket-final-score.png" }, "caption": "Laval Rocket vs Cleveland Monsters" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Rocket Lineup", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Forward lines
15 Sean Farrell - 37 Brandon Gignac - 19 Emil Heineman
81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 28 Lias Andersson
49 Jared Davidson - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 34 Jacob Perreault
12 Filip Cederqvist - 42 Lucas Condotta - 20 Gabriel Bourque

Defense pairings
84 William Trudeau - 24 Logan Mailloux
4 Paquette-Bisson - 52 Justin Barron
29 Mattias Norlinder - 44 Olivier Galipeau

Goaltenders
73 Kasimir Kaskisuo
71 Jakub Dobes

Out of the lineup:
Scratches: Chris Jandric, Riley McKay, Nathan Legare, Riley Kidney

Injuries: Brady Keeper (lower body)" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Game Report", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Laval Rocket completed the weekend sweep on Saturday with a 5-2 win against the division-leading Cleveland Monsters in front of another sold out crowd at Place Bell. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jacob Perreault acquired from the Anaheim Ducks organization on Thursday made his Rocket debut and Kasimir Kaskisuo obtained his first start since being sidelined with a lower body injury on February 26th. Riley Kidney was scratched for the afternoon." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0OTA4MzU2MDg1NzUzMTc4/53577522913_4b9d83d89a_k.jpg" }, "caption": "Laval Rocket forward Jacob Perreault" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Rocket opened the scoring early into the contest during a penalty kill as Brandon Gignac used his speed to win a foot race and head on a breakaway before slipping the puck between the pads of Jet Greaves. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Cleveland answered back with two consecutive goals. First, Brendan Gaunce beat Kaskisuo from a bad angle and later, Hunter McKown scored on the power play with a shot from the faceoff dot. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Laval capitalized on a power play to tie the game in the final minute as Xavier Simoneau redirected Gignac's pass behind the red line. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sean Farrell put the home team back on top on the opening shift of the second period with a quick glove side shot from the slot. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jean-Francois Houle's squad had an opportunity midway through the period to increase their lead after being awarded a four-minute power play. Cleveland's penalty kill units limited their opponents to two shots on goal and blocked several shots during the double minor. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Canadiens AHL affiliate doubled their lead in third period when Logan Mailloux found open ice to accept a pass from Emil Heineman and skate into the slot and score on a backhander. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Lias Andersson sealed the victory with an empty netter with under three minutes remaining in regulation. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Perreault had a good debut with the Rocket considering it was his first game on a new squad without a practice to learn his team's new system. He got in the good graces of his teammates when jumping in a post-whistle scrum in the third period and obtained a good scoring opportunity with a wrist shot from the slot that barely missed the net. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The first chunk of Laval's homestand finished with an impressive five points out of the six available. A playoff spot that looked gloomy two weeks ago is now a possibility. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXiQvljTsxE[/embed]" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Game Statistics", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Rocket (25-24-6-2)
Shots: 34
Power play: 1-for-5
Penalty minutes: 14" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Monsters (33-18-3-3)
Shots: 30
Power play: 1-for-3
Penalty minutes: 16" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Scoring Summary", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Rocket Scorers
1st period: Gignac (16)-SHG, Simoneau (9)-PPG
2nd period: Farrell (7)
3rd period: Mailloux (13), Andersson (16)-ENG
OT: n/a
SO: n/a" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Monsters Scorers
1st period: Gaunce (19), McKown (8)-PPG
2nd period: No scoring
3rd period: No scoring
OT: n/a
SO: n/a" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Goaltenders
LAV: Kaskisuo (W) 6-2-0-0
CLE: Greaves (L) 25-10-3-1 " } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Players of the Game", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Brandon Gignac: Obtained four points, plus-3 and finished the weekend with seven points. ", "Sean Farrell: One goal, one assist and co-led the team with five shots. ", "Justin Barron: Co-led with five shots on goal, plus-3 and played a solid game in all aspects. " ] } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Post-Game Interviews", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jean-Francois Houle" } }, { "id": "o54qmi5l-xrxzg0fm", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "purplegypsyproductions.com", "source": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JFHMar9.mp3", "embed": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/JFHMar9.mp3", "caption": "", "height": "400", "width": "600px" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Jacob Perreault" } }, { "id": "u539thfm-699b9w8i", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "purplegypsyproductions.com", "source": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PerreaultMar9.mp3", "embed": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PerreaultMar9.mp3", "caption": "", "height": "400", "width": "600px" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Sean Farrell" } }, { "id": "ndy1yv6v-zywbhbcc", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "purplegypsyproductions.com", "source": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FarrellMar9.mp3", "embed": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/FarrellMar9.mp3", "caption": "", "height": "400", "width": "600px" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Xavier Simoneau" } }, { "id": "5kdh6w2j-g0go5xpe", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "purplegypsyproductions.com", "source": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SimoneauMar9.mp3", "embed": "https://www.purplegypsyproductions.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/SimoneauMar9.mp3", "caption": "", "height": "400", "width": "600px" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Looking Back", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Vintage Hockey in Laval | RECAP: CLE @ LAV" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "Up Next", "level": 2 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Rocket will be off on Sunday before returning to practice on Monday in preparation for their next match against the Bridgeport Islanders. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Puck drop on Wednesday, March 13th, is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET at Place Bell in Laval, QC." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Be sure to bookmark THN.com/Montreal for year-round coverage of the Montreal Canadiens, Laval Rocket, and Habs prospects playing in leagues around the world." } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg" }, "caption": "The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue!" } } ] }

Jacob Perreault Makes Rocket Debut | RECAP: CLE @ LAV