Overview
- Abbotsford won 2-1 in overtime on Thursday as Jonathan Lekkerimäki scored 36 seconds into the extra frame to seal the split.
- Joshua Roy opened the rematch with a power-play goal for Laval before Ty Mueller tied it on an Abbotsford power play, and the Rocket later killed a five-on-three without allowing a shot.
- Laval took Wednesday’s opener 4-3 on Florian Xhekaj’s winner with 13 seconds left that followed an Abbotsford turnover.
- Sean Farrell scored twice in the 4-3 Laval win, and Nikita Tolopilo denied Laurent Dauphin on a penalty shot to keep Abbotsford in it.
- Kaapo Kähkönen started the rematch for Laval, Abbotsford leaned on structure and goaltending under heavy shot pressure, and the Rocket now continue their Western Canada trip in Calgary.