Excerpt from 'Habs Hockey Report' of host Amy Johnson interviewing Sportsnet's Jason Bukala on the probability of Jake Allen being traded. GAME RECAP | CLEVELAND MONSTERS (1) VS LAVAL ROCKET (4) Laval Rocket vs Cleveland Monsters [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0ODg4MDM5NTQ4NDYyNDI2/rocket-final-score.png] Laval Rocket vs Cleveland Monsters ROCKET LINEUP Forward lines 15 Sean Farrell - 37 Brandon Gignac - 19 Emil Heineman 81 Xavier Simoneau - 61 Philippe Maillet - 28 Lias Andersson 21 Riley Kidney - 27 Mitchell Stephens - 49 Jared Davidson 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 71 Jakub Dobes 73 Kasimir Kaskisuo Out of the lineup: Scratches: Chris Jandric, Riley McKay, Nathan Legare, Jacob Perreault Injuries: Brady Keeper (lower body) GAME REPORT The Laval Rocket snapped their three-game losing streak with 4-1 win over the Cleveland Monsters on Friday. Gabriel Bourque returned to the lineup after missing 10 games with a lower body injury and Kasimir Kaskisuo dressed as the backup netminder after being sidelined for four games with a lower body injury. Nathan Legare was scratched and Strauss Mann was assigned to the Trois-Rivieres Lions earlier in the day. Laval Rocket vs Cleveland Monsters [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA0ODg3OTk0OTg3OTgwMzgy/53575873941_86469e06e8_k.jpg] Laval Rocket vs Cleveland Monsters Newly acquired forward Jacob Perreault was not available on Friday and is questionable for Saturday's rematch. Laval had a much better start than on Wednesday and they were rewarded with an early power play goal. The sequence began when Philippe Maillet passed the puck to Logan Mailloux and the defenceman skated to between the faceoff circle for a shot that ended in the back of the net. The visitors got on the board during their first power play when Marcus Bjork setup David Jiricek for a one-timer blast that beat Jakub Dobes. Less than two minutes later, the Rocket grabbed the lead back on a three-on-one play when Jared Davidson redirected the Riley Kidney pass behind Pavel Cajan. The home team added to its lead in the second period when defenceman Marcus Bjork fumbled the disc right to Brandon Gignac in front of the net. The forward did not miss the golden opportunity to score his first goal since February 3rd. Later in the period, William Trudeau shot from the blue line went through traffic and right past the unsuspecting netminder and give Jean-Francois Houle's squad a three-goal lead after 40 minutes. Laval dodged a bullet in the third period by giving Cleveland consecutive power plays. The shorthanded units limited their opponents to three shots on goal during that stretch and the puck did not bounce in the Monsters favour after hitting a crossbar. With the teams directly competing for a playoff spot all obtaining points from their respective matchup on Friday, Laval needed the two points against the division leaders. GAME STATISTICS Rocket (24-24-6-2) Shots: 27 Power play: 1-for-2 Penalty minutes: 12 Monsters (33-17-3-3) Shots: 29 Power play: 1-for-4 Penalty minutes: 8 SCORING SUMMARY Rocket Scorers 1st period: Mailloux (12)-PPG, Davidson (11) 2nd period: Gignac (15), Trudeau (6) 3rd period: No scoring OT: n/a SO: n/a Monsters Scorers 1st period: Jiricek (6)-PPG 2nd period: No scoring 3rd period: No scoring OT: n/a SO: n/a Goaltenders LAV: Dobes (W) 17-13-6-1 CLE: Cajan (L) 6-7-3-1 PLAYERS OF THE GAME * undefined * undefined * undefined POST-GAME INTERVIEWS Jean-Francois Houle Jakub Dobes Brandon Gignac William Trudeau LOOKING BACK Did you miss the Rocket's last game? Catch up on the recap here: Rocket Grab An Important Point| RECAP: SYR @ LAV [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/montreal-canadiens/players/rocket-grab-an-important-point-recap-syr-lav] UP NEXT The weekend series wraps up between the North Division rivals on Saturday. Puck drop on Saturday, March 9th, is scheduled for 3:00 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. The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue! [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTk3MTk4Mzc0MTE4Nzc2/hockeynewsad.jpg] The Hockey News: Pick A Free Issue!
