The Laval Rocket entered Sunday’s contest feeling fairly confident. They had taken three of four points against the Texas Stars on Wednesday and Friday. This was thanks in major part to some incredible play between the pipes from Cayden Primeau and timely goal contributions up and down the lineup, including the overtime winner on Friday from Brandon Gignac.
The Rocket lineup remained on the lighter side as Laurent Dauphin and Corey Schueneman weren’t available to the team after being sent down from the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday evening. Also not in the lineup was recent recall from the ECHL, Peter Abbandonato, who was fresh off a four-goal outing against the Florida Everblades on Saturday night.