The Laval Rocket won a marathon shootout on Saturday evening at Place Bell as they won the game 5-4, and split the two games against the Cleveland Monsters in their weekend series. They lost Friday’s game 7-3.
Friday
Penalty killing has been an issue for the Rocket all season, but it really took on a life of its own in Friday’s loss to Cleveland. The Monsters scored on five of their six power play chances in the game in the 7-3 win.
Laval had some chances to score in the first period, but Nicolas Beaudin took a high-sticking penalty and 2022 first-round pick David Jiricek scored his first AHL goal with a bullet from the circle to beat Cayden Primeau.