The Laval Rocket were finally coming to the end of a long road trip, with performances that had allowed the team to be within a finger’s reach of the playoffs. With a 3-0-1 record through the first four games, the Rocket were just five points away from clinching a spot before Monday’s game in Belleville.
Despite kicking off the road trip with a dominant over the Senators, the Rocket have struggled with Belleville all year. Laval came into the game minus Lukas Vejdemo who had returned to Montreal for an MRI on a lower-body injury sustained against Cleveland.