Laval Rocket striker Phillipe Maillet thought he had sent the game into extra time by leveling the score at 4-4 in the final seconds of the game, but the goal was disallowed and Jean-François’ team Houle finally gave up. lost 4-3 in regulation time to the Abbotsford Canucks Saturday at Place Bell.
Thirteen seconds after the Rocket tied the game thanks to Lias Andersson’s second goal of the game, Tristan Nielsen gave the Canucks the lead again with his third goal of the game.
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The Rocket’s ineffectiveness on the power play hurt as they only capitalized twice out of nine chances. Joshua Roy, who scored once, and Joel Armia (an assist) had outstanding performances in the defeat.
The first city directed the puck to Abbotsford goaltender Nikita Tolopilo ten times and also received an assist. The second city shot on goal eight times. In total, they scored 18 of the missile’s 44 shots.
Laval’s starting goalkeeper Strauss Mann made 25 saves on 29 shots.
Finally, the Rockets suffered a major blow when forward Emil Heineman left the game in the second period after a collision with referee Mathieu Menniti. He never returned to the game.
The Rocket will look to win their first game of the year on Wednesday as the Rochester Americans visit Place Bell.