Fresh off a successful three-game homestand where the Laval Rocket collected three huge wins over divisional rivals, the team was back on the road for a five-game swing. First on their trip was their perpetual Achilles’ heel, the Belleville Senators, a team that the Rocket had failed to beat all season.
While already an extremely tough foe on paper, the Rocket entered the game very much short-handed. Cayden Primeau was called up to the NHL on Sunday, leaving Kevin Poulin and Tristan Berube to tend the net on the road trip. Also missing was the veteran trio of Alex Belzile, Cedric Paquette, and Gabriel Bourque.