Post-Game Talk: {AHL} Laval Rocket 4 (SO) 3 Belleville Senators: A Sour-Tasting Win, Giving Up a 3-Goal Lead.

[Adam Michaels]

News & Notes:

- Keith Kinkaid gets the start.

- Michael Pezzetta is put at center of the 4th line, swapping spots with Nikita Jevpalovs, who played 4C the last two games.

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[Adam Michaels]

Belleville has Laval's number this year and even most of the second half of the season last year.

Laval is 0-2-1 against the Sens this season.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Waked off to the box.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great save by Kinkaid.

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Jake Evans with a beautiful shorthanded goal.

He goes on a 2-on-1 with Joe Cox, the defenseman kind of focused on cutting the pass, but he did it too early, which opened up a lane for Evans to get in closer. He dekes Daccord and scores. Great display of patience there by Evans.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Good first period for Laval so far. It's not complete domination. But they're trading chances. Although Laval is doing well defensively.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Verbeek to the box. Second PP of the period for the Sens.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great defensive play by Alzner to cut a pass on a 4-on-2 counter attack by the Sens.

 

[Gravity]

Evans is going to be an NHL player for sure.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great pressure by Laval in the offensive zone.

And now Laval is headed to their first PP.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Second period started. Laval going back on the PP.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval with some real good chances. But Belleville did a good job blocking shots and Daccord making good saves.

 

[Adam Michaels]

2-on-1 opportunity for Laval. Verbeek going in with McEneny. Verbeek goes for the shot and completely misses the net.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Very good period by Laval in the second.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Daccord with a terrible giveaway in the middle of the zone and Jevpalovs intercepts it. But he missed.

And now Hudon went on a breakaway. He deked Daccord but lost his balance and never got a shot off. He had Daccord beat.

All of this could come back to bite them. Even though midway through the 2nd period, Belleville only has 7 total shots in the game.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval headed back on the PP.

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Xavier Ouellet on the PP!

Big Mac with the screen. Daccord saw nothing.

Evans and Cox with the assists.

Evans with a goal and assist. Cox with 2 assists.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Brook was on his way to another one of his beautiful rushes. But a penalty behind the play halts that. Alain is the guilty one.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great kill by Laval.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Great save by Kinkaid.

Belleville with consistent pressure on Laval for the first time this game.

McEneny off to the box.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Kinkaid is real sharp. Back-to-back great saves.

 

[Adam Michaels]

Jake Evans' goal in the first period:




Xavier Ouellet's goal in the second period:

 

[Adam Michaels]

Laval heading to the PP.

 

[Adam Michaels]

GOAL! Charles Hudon on the PP!

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

GOAL! Charles Hudon on the PP!

Evans get another point ?