A gruelling schedule for the Laval Rocket continued on Wednesday night when the team rolled into Rochester for another North Division battle with the Americans. The Rocket, in the midst of a bit of a rough patch, sat third in the division with Rochester just a few percentage points behind them in fourth. The last time the two sides met, it was the Rocket who came away with a lopsided 5-1 victory when a handful of ECHL call-ups helped guide the club to a win.
The Rocket did get some good news prior to the game, as Brandon Gignac and Devante Smith-Pelly were both cleared to return to the lineup.