By winning match 2, the Rocket leaves Cleveland with an advance of 2-0 in his series opponent of Monsters
Par Justin Vézina
Cleveland, Ohio – The Rocket Arena of Cleveland has brought its name this week.
The Laval Rocket won its two games in Cleveland, including the second Friday evening by the 4-0 brand and returns to Laval with a 2-0 lead in this series at the best of five games.
The men of Pascal Vincent will therefore have three opportunities to join the Americans of Rochester in the division final. The Rocket’s first attempt to win this pass will be on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.
This observation already makes several happy in the locker room, including Jared Davidson, first scorer of the match.
“We are really excited to play in front of our supporters. I have not yet played in Bell square in playoff mode, but I am really excited to experience this, ”he said.
In addition to Davidson, Lucas Condotta, Alex Barré-Boulet and Gustav Lindstrom sparkle the red light for the Rocket. Jacob Fowler pushed 20 shots to sign a first white game with professionals and especially a fourth victory in five games with the Rocket.
“He is a good goalkeeper, a good person and a good teammate. The guys played well in front of him, but he also made good stops. It looks comfortable in the net. In fact, he does not seem like a goalkeeper who played only a few games with the professionals, “said Rocket’s head coach Pascal Vincent.
On Sunday, the Rocket will try to access the third round of the Calder Cup qualifiers for the first time since 2022.
Match summary
-Before the meeting, Pascal Vincent said that a good start to the match would be imperative for the Rocket since he expected a big start from the Monsters. His troops answered the call.
Only 2:22 after the start of the duel, the Rocket found the bottom of the net. Jared Davidson took advantage of a playing won by Florian Xhekaj to take a lively shot. His throw beaten Jet Greaves on the shield side.
The Rocket continued on its momentum, dominating 7-0 in terms of penalties after only 5 minutes of play. Owen Beck went very close to double the advance of the Rocket by obtaining a breakaway, but was unable to put on the needle.
The rest of the period was more shared and above all more intense while the two teams took part in some Rififi sessions. A prelude for the rest of the match that was quite muscular.
The median period started on the wheeled hats. Rocco Grimaldi, monsters, went very close to scoring when his shot hit the post hard. However, the Rocket jumped on the rebound to lead a counterattack.
Captain Lucas Condotta, in a descent to two against one, opted for a shot on the close side. Good decision, since he beat Greave’s vigilance and thus doubled the visitors’ advance.
The Blue Jackets school club in Columbus spoke a few times afterwards, but the defensive of the Rocket and Jacob Fowler pushed the threat.
Defender Logan Mailloux had the best chance of scoring in the second half of the commitment when he took a shot from the circle to the left of Greaves who finished his path on the horizontal bar.
As he did during the first meeting, the trio piloted by Laurent Dauphin again took care of the fate of the Monsters. This time, Alex Barré-Boulet marked, and quite emergingly. Sean Farrell’s shooting died on the Quebec striker before ricocheting on the shield of Greaves to finally cross the red line. A goal that will not make one of Yvon Ponton’s famous top-10, but which has given the Rocket a three-way cushion with less than 13 minutes to do in regulation time.
To nail the last nail in the Monsters coffin, defender Gustav Lindstrom went to the net, took his own return and gave a 4-0 lead to the Rocket.
The Laval team never looked behind and triumphed.
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