Excerpt from 'Rocket Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson commenting on the Laval Rocket's opening weekend of games. GAME RECAP | Rochester Americans vs Laval Rocket Laval Rocket vs Rochester Americans [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjQxMjc3MDA2MDMwNjEy/rocket-final-score.png] Laval Rocket vs Rochester Americans ROCKET LINEUP Forward lines 61 Philippe Maillet - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 28 Lias Andersson 81 Xavier Simoneau - 37 Brandon Gignac - 40 Joel Armia 10 Joshua Roy - 42 Lucas Condotta - 15 Sean Farrell 68 Riley McKay - 14 Jan Mysak - 48 Filip Mesar Defense pairings 3 Jayden Struble - 84 William Trudeau 7 Gustav Lindstrom - 24 Logan Mailloux 29 Mattias Norlinder - 25 Brady Keeper Goaltenders 75 Jakub Dobes 38 Strauss Mann Out of the lineup: Scratches: Olivier Galipeau, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Jared Davidson, Zachary Emond, Nicolas Beaudin, Riley Kidney Injuries: Emil Heineman (upper body), Gabriel Bourque GAME REPORT The Laval Rocket concluded their four-game homestand on Friday with an 8-4 victory against the Rochester Americans. The story of the night is that the young players propelled the team for the first win of the season. Jean-Francois Houle received a tip from Assistant Director of Hockey Development Scott Pellerin. Pellerin suggested to the coach that he should put Joshua Roy and Sean Farrell on the same line. Houle took the advice and it paid off. Roy already had two primary assists before scoring three consecutive times and giving Laval a three-goal lead in the final period. All five of Roy's points were highlight reel worthy. The 20-year-old is now the American Hockey League's (AHL) leading scorer with nine points in four games. Farrell had a slow start to the year, but the chemistry with Roy was instantaneous. The 21-year-old scored his first career AHL goal and added one assist. Scoring your first goal in the AHL goal isn't as special when you've already scored in the National Hockey League, but it was important for him to break the ice. The third member of the trio Lucas Condotta extended his point streak to three games with a goal and assist. Houle wanted his team to have a good start and the squad delivered a full 60-minute effort for the first time of the young season. Friday's win is good for Laval's confidence as they head on the road for three games against Belleville, Rochester and Syracuse. GAME STATISTICS Rocket (1-2-1) Shots: 34 Power play: 2-for-7 Penalty minutes: 15 Americans (2-1-1) Shots: 39 Power play: 1-for-5 Penalty minutes: 19 SCORING SUMMARY Rocket Scorers 1st period: Andersson (3)-PPG, McKay (1), Condotta (2) 2nd period: Farrell (1), Roy (3)-PPG 3rd period: Roy (4), Roy (5), Armia (4)-ENG OT: n/a SO: n/a Americans Scorers 1st period: Warren (1), Davies (2) 2nd period: no scoring 3rd period: Kisakov (2)-PPG, Clague (1) OT: n/a SO: n/a Goaltenders LAV: Dobes (W) 1-1-0 ROC: Houser (L) 1-1-0 ROCKET PLAYERS OF THE GAME * undefined * undefined * undefined VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skFiKTsaNjM[/embed] POST-GAME QUOTES Jean-Francois Houle Sean Farrell Joshua Roy Jayden Struble LOOKING BACK Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Rocket Climb Back, Fall In OT | RECAP: ROC @ LAV [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/rocket/rocket-climb-back-fall-in-ot-recap-roc-lav] UP NEXT The Laval Rocket head on the road for the next three games beginning in Belleville to face the Senators on Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET on Saturday, October 21st at CAA Arena. 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!
