After a big win over the Cleveland Monsters on Wednesday night, the Rocket rolled into snowy Central New York for a match with the Syracuse Crunch. A strong showing by Charlie Lindgren earned the Rocket a win over the Crunch in their previous meeting this year; a game they played minus several of their veterans. The Rocket were as close to full strength as they could be with injuries at the NHL level, as just Alex Belzile was missing.
Starting in net was Keith Kinkaid, his first start since being waived earlier in the week to make room for Cayden Primeau.