The Laval Rocket need all the points they could get, and they couldn’t afford the bad bounces they got in a 4-1 loss to the Manitoba Moose on Friday night at Place Bell in the first game of a two-game home series.
With the game tied at 1-1, Eric Gelinas had control of the puck and tried a harmless clear off the end boards around the rink. However, the puck hit the corner of the door and bounced right in front of the net. Moose forward Elgin Pearce picked it up, and beat Charlie Lindgren to give Manitoba a 2-1 lead they would not relinquish.