The opening minutes of Wednesday’s game were a bright start for the Laval Rocket even if the shots were next to none on the official scoresheet. Jan Mysak nearly opened the scoring after collecting a Joël Teasdale pass in the slot, but Abbotsford Canucks goaltender Colin Delia was there to swallow up the chance, and not allow a rebound.
Laval used its speed to continue to put the Canucks back on their heels, opening up space for chances by Mitchell Stephens and Peter Abbandonato as well, but there wasn’t an opening goal to be found quite yet. At the other end of the ice, Cayden Primeau was dialed in as a he stopped John Stevens in close after a bit of errant puck-handling by his defence.