With the arrival of Rem Pitlick to the fold after clearing waivers earlier in the week, and the Laval Rocket still searching for regular consistency, their lineup heading into a three-games-in-three-nights weekend featured multiple changes. First was Pitlick slotting in on the second line alongside Anthony Richard and Xavier Simoneau. Team captain Alex Belzile returned from injury to round out the third line with Gabriel Bourque and Peter Abbandonato.
On defence, Nicolas Beaudin and Alex Green were notable absences, making way for a Madison Bowey and Tory Dello. J.-F. Houle also opted to change his goaltending strategy, giving Kevin Poulin the Friday night start in Utica over Cayden Primeau.