Jesse Ylonen scored twice, goaltender Kevin Poulin shone and the Laval Rocket easily beat the Americans 7-2 on Wednesday in Rochester.
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Ylonen was the game’s first scorer in the second half. He thus opened the valves since his teammates Tory Dello and Brandon Gignac in turn hit the target before the 10-minute mark in this engagement.
Rafaël Harvey-Pinard, Devante Smith-Pelly and Danick Martel also beat Aaron Dell, who was tested 37 times in this encounter. Peter Abbandonato picked up two assists. Harvey-Pinard and Smith-Pelly also totaled two points.
In front of the cage of the Montreal Canadiens’ school club, Poulin blocked 34 of the 36 pucks aimed at him.
Head coach Jean-François Houle’s troop consolidates its position in second place in the North section by virtue of a point percentage of 57.3% thanks to a record of 26-19-3 good for 55 points .
The Americans have more points, with 59, but have played six more games. The fight remains strong as only six points separate the teams from second to sixth position.
The Rocket return to action on Friday when they visit the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.