Gabriel Bourque played the heroes by scoring after just over 10 minutes of overtime and the Laval Rocket beat Syracuse Crunch 3-2 on Tuesday at the Upstate Medical University Arena to win their North Division semi-final series of American Hockey League (AHL).
Rocket won the series 3-2. He will face in the North Division final the winner of the series between Rochester Americans and Utica Comets. This series is tied at 2-2 and will know its outcome on Thursday.
Bourque scored with a high slap shot from the mitt side after Danick Martel intercepted a throw-in behind the net.
I thought I would make a change, but Martel played well. I made an effort to hold the puck and it wentsaid Bourque.
The Montreal Canadiens school club, all versions were combined, thus winning the first series since 2011.
Alex Belzile and Cédric Paquette scored in regulation time for the Rockets. Cayden Primeau was stopped by 32 shots.
Jean-François Houle’s squad needs to recover for a 2-0 deficit in this ultimate match. He had his best moments starting late in the second period.
We started playing fast, like we should always play, “the Rocket head coach said. When we play fast, we move quickly to the neutral zone. That’s how the Rocket should play. This is the kind of team we want to be.
Paquette tied the game with 38 seconds left on the clock, while Primeau was replaced by an additional forward. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard recovered the puck behind the net after a miraculous rescue from Lagacé, then joined Paquette, who moved the ropes.
Anthony Richard and Ryan Jones hit the target for Crunch. Maxime Lagacé made 33 saves.
Source: Radio-Canada
