After a solid weekend against their rivals in the Syracuse Crunch the previous week, the Laval Rocket continued that strong play against the Toronto Marlies on Friday night with a 2-1 win. Toronto was ripe for the picking heading into the game, missing four of their regular defencemen.
Laval would come into this game without Charlie Lindgren who remains out with lower-body injury and Hayden Verbeek, who was ruled out with a concussion that he suffered against Belleville. Noah Juulsen would replace Victor Mete in the lineup after the two swapped spots.