With 15 games left on the schedule, the Laval Rocket were in the final stretch as they pushed to lock down a playoff spot. Standing in their way were 13 games against divisional rivals, but before that they had the first of two games against the Abbotsford Canucks. The Rocket were still without Cedric Paquette, and Alex Belzile wasn’t quite ready for a return to action, but both are expected back within the week.
The forward lines were shuffled just slightly as J.-F. Houle worked to get a balanced attack, which involved moving Kevin Roy up to the second line with Lukas Vejdemo and Nate Schnarr.