Post-Game Talk: {AHL} Laval Rocket 3 (SO) 2 Providence Bruins: A Shootout Win to End this Road Trip

[Adam Michaels]

News & Notes

- Michael McCarron will be back in the line-up, after serving his two-game suspension.

Will be interesting to see if Providence will look for payback after McCarron's hit on Bruins' Gaunce last week, the hit McCarron was suspended for.

- Cayden Primeau gets the start.

- Matthew Peca returns from injury.

- Dale Weise inserted back into the line-up after sitting out last night in Hartford.

- Karl Alzner is hurt. David Sklenicka will take his place.

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[montreal]

I would keep Pezzetta in the lineup, bring Weise back and sit Alain. I wonder if they will rest Juulsen instead of playing him back to back after not playing for so long.

 

[ahmedou]

One message: beat the bruins.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Some more info:

Sklenicka coming in for Alzner, who has an upper body injury.



Peca returns to the line-up and will form a 4th line with McCarron and Weise.



Primeau gets the start. He will take on Keyser, who was his goalie teammate at last year's WJC. USA started the tournament with Keyser and finished it with Primeau.

 

[Tyson]

How did Juulsen play yesterday?

 

[Adam Michaels]

Just updated the OP with the line-up.

With Peca, McCarron, and Weise returning, it's Pezzetta, Alain, and Lynch that will sit out.

 

[montreal]

Alain takes Barber's spot? I don't get what Bouchard sees in him. Hopefully Barber isn't out took long, I know he had trouble getting the bench and didn't return but they never said what the injury was.

 

[montreal]

1-1 tie after 1. Belzile scored on a nice feed from Varone who has been looking much better the past few games. Sklenicka who I have been calling for to get in picks up an assist as well.

Looks like one player wanted to go with McCarron early on but he didn't seem interested, he got the gloves up and pushed him into the boards and then McCarron pushed back and the refs stepped in. He doesn't look good though, of course like Juulsen he has to shake the rust off since it's been so long in between games.

Hudon needs to wake the f*** up he's barely noticeable lately.

Primeau was good but not tested nearly as much as his last start.

Poehling looking solid so far.

Evans hit the post a few mins after they scored to tie it up. They seemed to have more jump after the Belzile goal.

 

[DAChampion]

That's like an NHL-caliber 4th line, ... almost !

 

[montreal]

2-2 tie after 2. Not a very good period. Primeau lets in what I would say is his first soft one, it was off the face-off so I'd have to go back and see if he was screened or not. They spent way too much time in their own end though and just look slow/slugish. I know it's back to back and all but most AHL teams play every Friday/Saturday.

Ouellet scored on the PP from an Evans face-off win.

I know Peca is rusty after being out a few games to injury but he looks terrible out there. Hudon at least did some things on the PP as they have him on the point but he's not engaged physically like he was to start the season. I wonder if the flu bug is going through the team.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Finally able to tune in. Got caught up in other stuff and have missed the game so far.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval on the PP.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Poehling missed the open net as Varone set him up perfectly with a cross-ice pass.

 

[Adam Michaels]

I've only started watching in the third, but from what I've seen, Varone is playing a really good game.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Keyser absolutely robs McCarron with a crazy save.

Weise sets McCarron up from the slot, Keyser just robs McCarron's one-timer.

Laval is looking real good right now.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Habs looks like they have a good one in Primeau. The Bruins have themselves a good one in Keyser.

 

[Adam Michaels]

OT coming up.

Great dive by Juulsen in the final seconds, getting his stick in the way to knock the puck off the Bruins player, who was going for a 3-on-2 rush in the end.

Juulsen has looked good in the third. Looking more comfortable than last night.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great start to OT. Belzile heads on a 2-on-1 with Ouellet. Ouellet screws it up. Bruins come back on the counter. Belzile rushes back and gets his stick in the way to break it up. Then sends Varone on the breakaway and Keyser with a great save on him.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Keyser now saved Evans on the breakaway.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Primeau's turn to make some good saves.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Good job by Ouellet, drawing the penalty with 1:40 left in OT. Laval will end OT on the PP.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Varone hits the post.

Laval couldn't capitalize. Heading to the shootout. Primeau's first time at pros.

Keyser made some more sick saves. Providence owe him the point they will get.

 

[Adam Michaels]

PRO: Cehralik: Goal
LAV: Hudon: Goal
PRO: Carey: Miss
LAV: Varone: Goal
PRO: Hughes: Save

Laval wins!

 

[ahmedou]

PRO: Cehralik: Goal
LAV: Hudon: Goal
PRO: Carey: Miss
LAV: Varone: Goal
PRO: Hughes: Save

Laval wins!

Baby steps. What matters for me is the W. Nothing else than that.

 

[montreal]

much better 3rd and OT, Bouchard must have given to them after the 2nd as they had more jump and were the better team in the 3rd.

Primeau with another impressive game. Poehling was solid, Brook had some good passes.

After a tough loss last night where Lindgren was their best player, Laval gets the much needed 2 pts. It ends up being a very successful weekended as Laval got 3 of 4 pts on the road vs 2 of the top teams in the AHL.