A grueling end-of-season run continued for the Laval Rocket as they had to shake off Friday’s lopsided defeat at the hands of the Toronto Marlies and shift their focus to a meeting with the Syracuse Crunch. The Crunch had a much more exciting Friday night as they smacked the Belleville Senators 6-0, and presented a huge obstacle for Laval.
There was a playoff-clinching scenario heading into the contest: If the Rocket won in regulation, coupled with a Rochester defeat in regulation, Laval would be guaranteed a playoff berth. J.-F. Houle’s side was in tough again as Cédric Paquette and Kevin Roy were injured against Toronto and were unavailable on Saturday night.