Overview
- Calgary, which beat Laval on Thursday, Oct. 29, snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory driven by late scoring and timely saves.
- Alex Nylander scored the go-ahead goal late in the third and Ben Jones sealed the game with an empty-netter while Arsenii Sergeev turned aside 36 shots.
- Laval outshot Calgary 38-28 and controlled much of the play, but Calgary’s penalty kill and Sergeev’s saves kept the Rocket off the scoreboard when it mattered most.
- Ben Jones returned from an earlier NHL call-up and finished with a goal and an assist, while forward Connor Zary remained out with a lower-body injury and has no set return date.
- Tempers flared after the empty-net goal with goaltender-interference and misconduct penalties assessed, and the teams meet again in Calgary the following day.