After a Friday off in Cleveland, the Laval Rocket were back in action against the Monsters after running riot against them on Thursday. There isn’t much any coach would have changed following a 6-0 domination, but Rocket head coach J.-F. Houle was forced into one lineup change as Brandon Gignac was sick with a non-COVID illness. Luckily for Houle, he was able to reinsert Cédric Paquette into the lineup as he returned from a minor injury. The rest of the lineup remained the same, right down to Kevin Poulin getting his fourth straight start in net.
It was a rather quiet start to the game after the offensive explosion on Thursday night, with the two teams combining for just three shots through six minutes of play.