With a back-to-back against the Belleville Senators to finish the season, the Laval Rocket found themselves in a precarious position. Only being able to control what they can, they needed to do their part and beat Belleville, starting with a game on the road on Friday night. In the early goings, there weren't very many shots on goal for either side, but they all seemed to be scoring chances. The goaltenders were equal to the task, but Jakub Dobes saw his workload increase dramatically when the Rocket found themselves in some penalty trouble.
The Springfield Thunderbirds (29-33-3-2) witnessed history from their leading scorer, but an offensive surge from the Laval Rocket (32-28-6-2) was too much, as the home team emerged with a 7-4 win on Saturday afternoon inside Place Bell. The matinee affair doubled as a day at the fights in the first 2:45 of the game, as two separate scraps elevated the temperature on the two benches and throughout the Place Bell crowd. First, Sam Bitten came to the aid of his brother Will after the elder Bitten took a sturdy check from Tobie Bisson. Six seconds after Sam and Bisson scrapped, Brayden Guy made an impression in his second Thunderbirds game as he scored a winning decision in a tussle with Laval penalty minute leader Riley McKay.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
17 | RW | |
40 | RW | |
22 | RW | |
77 | C | |
28 | C | |
71 | C | |
11 | RW | |
21 | D | |
54 | D | |
49 | LW | |
48 | D | |
26 | D | |
8 | D | |
35 | G | |
15 | C | |
70 | LW | |
55 | LW | |
30 | G | |
58 | D | |
20 | LW | |
13 | C | |
14 | C | |
36 | C | |
72 | D | |
56 | RW |