Brandon Gignac took two cracks at it, but he was able to chip the puck past Max Lagacé and give the Laval Rocket a 3-2 win in Game 2 of their North Division semi final against the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday night.
Gignac’s goal with 1:47 remaining proved to be the difference, and Cayden Primeau made 37 saves in the win. It means that Laval has wrestled home-ice advantage away from the Crunch in a huge win in the best-of-five series.
The 24-year-old is in his fifth professional season, but Saturday’s goal was his first pro playoff goal in only his second pro playoff game.