{"id":142439,"date":"2026-03-19T05:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/142439\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T05:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T05:18:10","slug":"laval-rocket-win-5-1-against-wilkes-barre-scranton-penguins-the-rink-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/142439\/","title":{"rendered":"Laval Rocket win 5-1 against Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins – The Rink Live"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The Rocket took the lead late in the first period, with a goal from <\/p>\n

Jared Davidson<\/a><\/p>\n

.<\/p>\n

Sammy Blais scored halfway through the second period.<\/p>\n

Midway through, <\/p>\n

Sean Farrell<\/a><\/p>\n

scored a goal, making the score 3-0.<\/p>\n

The Penguins narrowed the gap to 3-1 early in the third period when Gabe Klassen found the back of the net.<\/p>\n

Joshua Roy<\/a><\/p>\n

increased the lead to 4-1 with a goal late in the third.<\/p>\n

Florian Xhekaj<\/a><\/p>\n

also made it 5-1 with a goal three minutes later.<\/p>\n

The teams meet once more on March 28th.<\/p>\n

Next up:<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Read more pro hockey coverage<\/a><\/p>\n

Scoring:<\/p>\n

AHL<\/p>\n

3rd March 2026<\/p>\n

Wilkes-Barre\/Scranton Penguins at Laval Rocket<\/p>\n

5-1<\/p>\n

1st period:<\/p>\n

Laval Rocket, 0\u20131 (18:11) Jared Davidson<\/p>\n

2nd period:<\/p>\n

0\u20132 (30:05) Sammy Blais, 0\u20133 (31:30) Sean Farrell<\/p>\n

3rd period:<\/p>\n

1\u20133 (42:55) Gabe Klassen, 1\u20134 (53:48) Joshua Roy, 1\u20135 (56:07) Florian Xhekaj<\/p>\n

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