The Laval Rocket continued their road trip through the northeastern United States with a stop in Bridgeport for a showdown with the newly branded Islanders club. The lineup wasn’t much changed from the Rocket’s 4-0 win in Providence the night before, with the only changes being Carl Neill slotting in for Troy Dello on defence, and Cayden Primeau getting the nod in net.
Laval was hoping to see Laurent Dauphin continue his red-hot goal-scoring streak, but also had to contend with the formidable duo on the Islanders in Chris Terry and Otto Koivula.
In the opening minutes, the pressure belonged all to the Rocket as their lines tested Jakub Skarek from in tight a few times.