Following a dominant 7-2 victory in Rochester on Wednesday night, the Laval Rocket found themselves in Pennsylvania for the first time in two years for a game with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Injuries and extenuating circumstances continued to hound the team prior to the game, as Tory Dello was under the weather and Corey Schueneman wasn’t able to arrive in Allentown before the game. This meant that Darien Kielb made his AHL debut for the Rocket after signing a tryout deal earlier in the week.
Between the pipes it was no surprise that Kevin Poulin got another start for Laval, with Louis-Philip Guindon likely getting the game on Saturday evening.