The day after a reassuring win, the Laval Rocket were defeated 5-0 by the Toronto Marlies, whom they faced for the second time in a few days on Saturday night at Place Bell.
In the third third things really got out of hand for Jean-François Houle’s team. The latter conceded three goals within six minutes. Nick Robertson, Logan Shaw and Alex Steeves were the ones who lit the red light in this sequence.
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Alex Steeves opened the scoring at half-time in the first game. Experienced Kyle Clifford was the Toronto club’s other goalscorer.
For the Rockets, Joshua Roy was the most proactive attacking player with six shots on goal. Nathan Légaré, Jayden Struble, Logan Mailloux, Lias Andersson, Lucas Condotta, Olivier Galipeau and Philippe Maillet each reached Dennis Hildeby twice. The residents of Laval had the upper hand with 26 shots to 23 for their rivals of the day.
In goal, Jakub Dobes made 16 saves on 21 shots.
The Rocket also shot himself in the foot several times and had eight minor penalties. The goalkeeper was sent to the penalty box twice.
With this setback, the Rocket are in last place in the North Section with a record of 2-7-1. Roy’s teammates will face the Moose on Nov. 12 in Manitoba.