Less than 24 hours after their last meeting, the Laval Rocket and Abbotsford Canucks were set to clash once again. The Canucks dominated Saturday night’s affair with a three-goal first period and a stifling performance that saw Laval held scoreless until the final seconds of the game.
After a disappointing effort, there were naturally lineup changes to come, in particular on defence where Nicolas Mattinen drew in for Josh Brook, who had a rough outing the night before. Nate Schnarr was moved back to the second-line centre spot, bumping Lukas Vejdemo down to the third. On the fourth line, Devante Smith-Pelly replaced Justin Ducharme, and in net Kevin Poulin was given his expected start.