2023-11-16 02:37:00
The Laval Rocket was trailing by four goals when “The Shooting Stars” of the Cowboys Fringants started playing in Place Bell. Coincidence or not, the Rocket then came out of its torpor to make a spectacular comeback. Mitchell Stephens completed Laval’s comeback, which won 6-4 against the Belleville Senators on Wednesday evening upon returning home.
Throughout the evening, breaks were enlivened by the music of the Cowboys and their singer Karl Tremblay, who died earlier in the day from prostate cancer at the age of 47.
Stephens broke the deadlock with the highlight of the game, making the opposing goalkeeper take the bait before rounding the net and scoring. Tobie Paquette-Bisson added the insurance goal and the Rocket signed a third victory in a row.
Sean Farrell, author of an assist, tied the game at the start of the third period, obtaining a sixth point in his last four games, while Strauss Mann was perfect on 16 shots in relief of Jakub Dobes while having made crucial stops to give hope to his troop.
The Rocket missed golden chances on their first power play at the start of the game, but the Senators were opportunistic shortly after returning to even strength to build a 4-0 lead in the first period.
Bokondji Imama scored in his first career appearance on the ice at Place Bell and the Montrealer earned his first goal in a Sens uniform. Belleville cleared the puck at the back of the territory, Matthew Boucher won his battle in the corner of the ice with Xavier Simoneau to recover the puck and send it to Imama, alone in front of Dobes.
Only 44 seconds later, Graham McPhee doubled the lead on a similar goal while he was stationed alone in front of the net, once again helped by Boucher after a good forecheck.
But the stampede continued in Laval. Dobes surrendered two more times on 14 shots during that period against Angus Crookshank and Zack Ostapchuk, giving the visitors a 4-0 lead.
Brandon Gignac finally stopped this slide on the massive attack with his fourth goal of the campaign, on passes from Mitchell Stephens and Sean Farrell.
“We talked in the locker room between 1st and 2nd. We had too many turnovers. Belleville has good players and they capitalized. We made small adjustments and it showed in the 2nd and 3rd period,” said defenseman William Trudeau after the match.
Trudeau was delighted with the contribution of the team’s defenders who provided three goals in the comeback.
“We are all defensemen who are capable of playing in the offensive zone. When we get a chance to go, the coaches tell us, they want us to support the offense and tonight it paid off. »
Simoneau thought he had reduced the gap to 4-2 at the start of the second period, but a penalty reported against him at the same time for tripping before grabbing the puck spoiled his joy.
But it was only a postponement. The tide officially turned in the middle of the second period when Olivier Galipeau and William Trudeau hit the target in the space of 21 seconds. It was Trudeau’s first goal of the season. The Rocket dominated the rest of the match.
The Rocket will play their fourth of five games in seven days Friday with the visit of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
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