That speed eventually broke down the ThunderbirdsвЂ™ defence as Lucas Condotta held the puck for a second, causing a defender to fall over and opening all the space needed for Jesse YlГ¶nen to move into the offensive zone. The pressure continued as the speed of the Rocket kept pushing Springfield back, but their netminder was quick with his blocker and glove to keep the game a scoreless tie in the opening minutes. Lindgren had to be sharp early as the Rocket looked to jump out to a fast start, first robbing Alex Belzile in the slot as Danick Martel forced a turnover that left Lindgren in no manвЂ™s land before he slid into place to make a save. JohnвЂ™s IceCaps and Rocket goalie Charlie Lindgren. The defence remained the same as Game 1, and in net Cayden Primeau was again the starting goalie, facing former St. Beaudin was inserted into an open spot on the fourth-line wing. In his place, Brandon Gignac was promoted into the top six and Peter Abbandonato slid into the third-line centre role, and J.-C. The Rocket had an uphill task in front of them as CГ©dric Paquette was withdrawn from the lineup during warmups as a lingering injury forced him out of the game.

The Thunderbirds eked out the opening win after tying the game late in the third period before converting on an odd-man rush in overtime.

Less than 24 hours after a difficult loss in overtime in Game 1, the Laval Rocket found themselves back on the ice against the Springfield Thunderbirds.

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