The Laval Rocket won on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, handing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins a defeat 5-1.

The Rocket took the lead late in the first period, with a goal from

Jared Davidson

.

Sammy Blais scored halfway through the second period.

Midway through,

Sean Farrell

scored a goal, making the score 3-0.

The Penguins narrowed the gap to 3-1 early in the third period when Gabe Klassen found the back of the net.

Joshua Roy

increased the lead to 4-1 with a goal late in the third.

Florian Xhekaj

also made it 5-1 with a goal three minutes later.

The teams meet once more on March 28th.

Next up:

In the next round on Friday, March 20, 2026, the Rocket will face Springfield at 6 p.m. CST, while the Penguins will meet Belleville at 6 p.m. CST.

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Scoring:

AHL

3rd March 2026

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at Laval Rocket

5-1

1st period:

Laval Rocket, 0–1 (18:11) Jared Davidson

2nd period:

0–2 (30:05) Sammy Blais, 0–3 (31:30) Sean Farrell

3rd period:

1–3 (42:55) Gabe Klassen, 1–4 (53:48) Joshua Roy, 1–5 (56:07) Florian Xhekaj

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