Overview

• Manitoba opened with a 4-1 win Friday at Canada Life Centre, where rookie Brayden Yager scored in his professional debut.
• Domenic DiVincentiis made 36 saves in the victory, while Laval prospect Jacob Fowler conceded four goals on 31 shots.
• Laval answered 5-2 on Sunday as Laurent Dauphin struck short-handed, Joshua Roy and Sean Farrell added goals, Owen Beck tipped in another, and Roy sealed it into an empty net.
• David Gustafsson scored twice late in the rematch as Manitoba finished the weekend 1-1-0-0 and now heads to Grand Rapids for a back-to-back.
• The series followed Mason Shaw’s appointment as Moose captain, with Laval turning to veteran Kaapo Kähkönen after Cayden Primeau’s waiver claim by Toronto.