It’s beginning to sound like a broken record, but the Laval Rocket were back in action on Wednesday night in a crucial North Division game versus the Rochester Americans. After losing three straight to them to start the season, the Rocket had won the last four games while outscoring Rochester 22-8.
Rejoining Laval for the game was star prospect Jesse Ylönen, providing a much-needed punch in the forward corps. The skilful Finn was inserted onto a line with Brandon Gignac and Lukas Vejdemo, allowing J.-F. Houle to keep his red-hot top line in one piece. After another strong game, Nicolas Mattinen kept his spot on the top pair with Xavier Ouellet, and in net Kevin Poulin got the start.