After a gut-wrenching loss to the Springfield Thunderbirds on Saturday at Place Bell, the Laval Rocket found themselves in a familiar spot: facing elimination. The Rocket had obviously been here before against the Syracuse Crunch in a Game 5 situation that saw them extend their season with just 38 seconds left to play in the game.
Springfield has been a different beast, and the Rocket again trudged into the contest battered and bruised from a war of attrition on the ice. Nate Schnarr wasn’t able to dress after sustaining an injury on an uncalled high hit in Game 4, but Brandon Gignac was set to return to the lineup.